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The So-Called Jew in Paul's Letter to Romans

Edited by Rafael Rodriguez, Matthew Thiessen, McMaster University ...

Decades ago, Werner G. Kmmel described the historical problem of Romans as its "double character": concerned with issues of Torah and the destiny of Israel, the letter is explicitly addressed not to Jews but to Gentiles. At stake in the numerous answers given to that question is nothing less than the purpose of Paul's most important letter. In The So-Called Jew in Paul's Letter to the Romans, nine ... Read more

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Decades ago, Werner G. Kmmel described the historical problem of Romans as its "double character": concerned with issues of Torah and the destiny of Israel, the letter is explicitly addressed not to Jews but to Gentiles. At stake in the numerous answers given to that question is nothing less than the purpose of Paul's most important letter. In The So-Called Jew in Paul's Letter to the Romans, nine
... Read more
Jesus and the Forces of Death

The Gospels' Portrayal of Ritual Impurity within First-Century Judaism

by Matthew Thiessen ...

**Named a Sejong Book of 2021, Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA)2020 Center for Biblical Studies Book Award (New Testament Runner-Up)**"Utterly fresh and innovative, important both exegetically and ethically."--Paula Fredriksen, Review of Biblical LiteratureAlthough most people acknowledge that Jesus was a first-century Jew, interpreters of the Gospels often present him as ... Read more

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**Named a Sejong Book of 2021, Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA)2020 Center for Biblical Studies Book Award (New Testament Runner-Up)**"Utterly fresh and innovative, important both exegetically and ethically."--Paula Fredriksen, Review of Biblical LiteratureAlthough most people acknowledge that Jesus was a first-century Jew, interpreters of the Gospels often present him as
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A Jewish Paul

The Messiah's Herald to the Gentiles

by Matthew Thiessen ...

What was the apostle Paul's relationship to Judaism? How did he view the Jewish law? How did he understand the gospel of Jesus's messiahship relative to both ethnic Jews and gentiles? These remain perennial questions both to New Testament scholars and to all serious Bible readers.Respected New Testament scholar Matthew Thiessen offers an important contribution to this discussion. A Jewish Paul is ... Read more

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What was the apostle Paul's relationship to Judaism? How did he view the Jewish law? How did he understand the gospel of Jesus's messiahship relative to both ethnic Jews and gentiles? These remain perennial questions both to New Testament scholars and to all serious Bible readers.Respected New Testament scholar Matthew Thiessen offers an important contribution to this discussion. A Jewish Paul is
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Paul and the Gentile Problem

by Matthew Thiessen ...

Paul and the Gentile Problem provides a new explanation for the apostle Paul's statements about the Jewish law in his letters to the Romans and Galatians. Paul's arguments against circumcision and the law in Romans 2 and his reading of Genesis 15-21 in Galatians 4:21-31 belong within a stream of Jewish thinking which rejected the possibility that gentiles could undergo circumcision and adopt the ... Read more

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Paul and the Gentile Problem provides a new explanation for the apostle Paul's statements about the Jewish law in his letters to the Romans and Galatians. Paul's arguments against circumcision and the law in Romans 2 and his reading of Genesis 15-21 in Galatians 4:21-31 belong within a stream of Jewish thinking which rejected the possibility that gentiles could undergo circumcision and adopt the
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Within Judaism? Interpretive Trajectories in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from the First to the Twenty-First Century

by Karin Hedner Zetterholm, Mohammed Ibraheem Ahmed, Elliot N. Dorff, Matthias Konradt, Ralph J. Korner, Grant Macaskill, Michele Murray, Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr, Adiel Schremer, Joshua Paul Smith0, John Van Maaren1, Holger Zellentin2, Magnus Zetterholm3, Isaac W. Oliver4, William S. Campbell5, Mark S. Kinzer6, Jennifer M. Rosner7, Anders Runesson9, Kathy Ehrensperger0, Mark D. Nanos1, Wally V. Cirafesi2, Philip A. Cunningham3, Neil Elliott4, Paula Fredriksen5, Adele Reinhartz6, Matthew Thiessen7 ...

This book charts the shifting boundaries of Judaism from antiquity to the modern period in order to bring clarity to what scholars mean when they claim that ancient texts or groups are “within Judaism,” as well as exploring how rabbinic Jews, Christians, and Muslims have negotiated and renegotiated what Judaism is and is not in order to form their own identities. Belief in Jesus as the Messiah was ... Read more

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This book charts the shifting boundaries of Judaism from antiquity to the modern period in order to bring clarity to what scholars mean when they claim that ancient texts or groups are “within Judaism,” as well as exploring how rabbinic Jews, Christians, and Muslims have negotiated and renegotiated what Judaism is and is not in order to form their own identities. Belief in Jesus as the Messiah was
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Negotiating Identities

Conflict, Conversion, and Consolidation in Early Judaism and Christianity (200 BCE–600 CE)

by Karin Hedner Zetterholm, Cecilia Wassén, Yonatan Adler, Michal Bar-Asher Siegal, Genevive Dibley, Christine Hayes, Jutta Jokiranta, Moshe Lavee0, Karin Neutel1, Rina Talgam2, John Van Maaren3, Holger Zellentin4, John J. Collins5, Anders Runesson7, Mark D. Nanos8, Matthew V. Novenson9, Samuel Byrskog0, Wally V. Cirafesi1, Adela Yarbro Collins2, Paula Fredriksen3, Adele Reinhartz4, Matthew Thiessen5 ...

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Covering the period from 200 BCE to 600 CE, this book describes important aspects of identity formation processes within early Judaism and Christianity, and shows how negotiations involving issues of ethnicity, stereotyping, purity, commensality, and institution building contributed to the forming of group identities. Over time, some of these Jewish group identities evolved into non-Jewish ... Read more

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Covering the period from 200 BCE to 600 CE, this book describes important aspects of identity formation processes within early Judaism and Christianity, and shows how negotiations involving issues of ethnicity, stereotyping, purity, commensality, and institution building contributed to the forming of group identities. Over time, some of these Jewish group identities evolved into non-Jewish
... Read more
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A Jewish Paul

The Messiah's Herald to the Gentiles

by Matthew Thiessen ...

Narrated by Tom Parks ...

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6 hours 14 min

What was the apostle Paul's relationship to Judaism? How did he view the Jewish law? How did he understand the gospel of Jesus's messiahship relative to both ethnic Jews and gentiles? These remain perennial questions both to New Testament scholars and to all serious Bible readers.Respected New Testament scholar Matthew Thiessen offers an important contribution to this discussion. A Jewish Paul is ... Read more

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What was the apostle Paul's relationship to Judaism? How did he view the Jewish law? How did he understand the gospel of Jesus's messiahship relative to both ethnic Jews and gentiles? These remain perennial questions both to New Testament scholars and to all serious Bible readers.Respected New Testament scholar Matthew Thiessen offers an important contribution to this discussion. A Jewish Paul is
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Jesus and the Forces of Death

The Gospels' Portrayal of Ritual Impurity within First-Century Judaism

by Matthew Thiessen ...

Narrated by Jim Denison ...

Unabridged

8 hours 35 min

Named a Sejong Book of 2021, Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA)2020 Center for Biblical Studies Book Award (New Testament Runner-Up)Although most people acknowledge that Jesus was a first-century Jew, interpreters of the Gospels often present him as opposed to Jewish law and customs—especially when considering his numerous encounters with the ritually impure. Matthew Thiessen ... Read more

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Named a Sejong Book of 2021, Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (KPIPA)2020 Center for Biblical Studies Book Award (New Testament Runner-Up)Although most people acknowledge that Jesus was a first-century Jew, interpreters of the Gospels often present him as opposed to Jewish law and customs—especially when considering his numerous encounters with the ritually impure. Matthew Thiessen
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Surprised by Hope

Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church

by N. T. Wright ...

Narrated by James Langton ...

Unabridged

11 hours 6 min

In this groundbreaking book—available in audio for the first time—renowned Bible scholar, Anglican bishop, and bestselling author N. T. Wright argues that Christians have not distorted the Bible’s message about heaven and what happens after we die.For years, Christians have been asking, "If you died tonight, do you know where you would go?" It turns out that many believers have been giving the ... Read more

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In this groundbreaking book—available in audio for the first time—renowned Bible scholar, Anglican bishop, and bestselling author N. T. Wright argues that Christians have not distorted the Bible’s message about heaven and what happens after we die.For years, Christians have been asking, "If you died tonight, do you know where you would go?" It turns out that many believers have been giving the
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How God Became Jesus

The Real Origins of Belief in Jesus' Divine Nature---A Response to Bart Ehrman

by Michael F. Bird, Craig A. Evans, Simon Gathercole, Charles E. Hill, Chris Tilling ...

In his recent book How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher From Galilee historian Bart Ehrman explores a claim that resides at the heart of the Christian faith— that Jesus of Nazareth was, and is, God. According to Ehrman, though, this is not what the earliest disciples believed, nor what Jesus claimed about himself.The first response book to this latest challenge to Christianity ... Read more

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In his recent book How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher From Galilee historian Bart Ehrman explores a claim that resides at the heart of the Christian faith— that Jesus of Nazareth was, and is, God. According to Ehrman, though, this is not what the earliest disciples believed, nor what Jesus claimed about himself.The first response book to this latest challenge to Christianity
... Read more
The Jewish Gospels

The Story of the Jewish Christ

by Daniel Boyarin ...

"[A] fascinating recasting of the story of Jesus." —Elliot Wolfson, New York UniversityIn July 2008, a front-page story in the New York Times reported on the discovery of an ancient Hebrew tablet, dating from before the birth of Jesus, which predicted a Messiah who would rise from the dead after three days. Commenting on this startling discovery at the time, noted Talmud scholar Daniel Boyarin ... Read more

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"[A] fascinating recasting of the story of Jesus." —Elliot Wolfson, New York UniversityIn July 2008, a front-page story in the New York Times reported on the discovery of an ancient Hebrew tablet, dating from before the birth of Jesus, which predicted a Messiah who would rise from the dead after three days. Commenting on this startling discovery at the time, noted Talmud scholar Daniel Boyarin
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Paul Was Not a Christian

The Original Message of a Misunderstood Apostle

by Pamela Eisenbaum ...

Pamela Eisenbaum, an expert on early Christianity, reveals the true nature of the historical Paul in Paul Was Not a Christian. She explores the idea of Paul not as the founder of a new Christian religion, but as a devout Jew who believed Jesus was the Christ who would unite Jews and Gentiles and fulfill God's universal plan for humanity. Eisenbaum's work in Paul Was Not a Christian will have a ... Read more

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Pamela Eisenbaum, an expert on early Christianity, reveals the true nature of the historical Paul in Paul Was Not a Christian. She explores the idea of Paul not as the founder of a new Christian religion, but as a devout Jew who believed Jesus was the Christ who would unite Jews and Gentiles and fulfill God's universal plan for humanity. Eisenbaum's work in Paul Was Not a Christian will have a
... Read more

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