Peter J. Tomson Livres

This conference volume purports to draw the ancient Judaeo-Christians from the obscurity to which they are confined in prevailing historical approaches. To that aim, the evidence from both Jewish and Christian sources is interpreted by scholars of Judaism, theology, archaeology and history. Contributors: Peter Tomson, Doris Lambers-Petry, Daniel Stökl, Ben Ezra, Folker Siegert, Jonathan Draper, Markus Bockmuehl, Wilhelm Pratscher, Richard Bauckham, Joseph Verheyden, Simon Mimouni, Guy Stroumsa, Zeev Safrai, Gideon Bohak, William Horbury, Dan Cohn-Sherbok, Simon Schoon.

The present volume gathers up studies by Peter J. Tomson, written over thirty-odd years, that deal with ancient Jewish law and identity, the teachings of Jesus, the letters of Paul, and the historiography of early Jews and Christians. Notable subject areas are Jewish purity laws, divorce law, and the use of the name 'Jews'. The author also examines Jesus' teachings as understood in their primary and secondary contexts, the various situations Paul's highly differentiated rhetoric may have addressed, and the causes contributing to the growing tension between Jews and Christians and the so-called parting of the ways.