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Judaism in the Beginning of Christianity (1984) is a book by Jacob Neusner.

Abstract

Editions

Published in Philadelphia (Fortress, 1984) and London (SPCK, 1984).

Translations

• Le judaïsm à l'aube du christianisme (1986 Neusner / Bagot), book (French ed.)

• De joodse wieg van het christendom (1987 Neusner), book (Dutch ed.)

• Jødedommen i den første kristne tid (1987 Neusner / Hygen), book (Norwegian ed.)

• Judentum in fruehchristlicher Zeit (1988 Neusner), book (German ed.)

• Il giudaismo nei primi secoli del cristianesimo = Judaism in the Beginning of Christianity (1989 Neusner / Servi), book (Italian ed.)

• イエス時代のユダヤ敎 = Judaism in the Beginning of Christianity (1992 Neusner / Nagakubo), book (Japanese ed.)

Table of contents

• 1. The World of Jesus' People: Israel in the Land of Israel-Rome in Palestine
• 2. Sage, Priest, Messiah: Three Types of Judaism in the Age of Jesus
• 3. The Pharisees: Jesus' Competition
• 4. The Figure of Hillel: A Counterpart to the Problem of Historical Jesus
• 5. Judaism Beyond Catastrophe: The Destruction of the Temple and and the Renaissance of Torah
• A Final Word
• For Further Reading

External links

• Google Books (partial text)