Early Christianity and Hellenistic Judaism

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A&C Black, Jan 1, 1998 - Religion - 388 pages
These studies break new ground in the exploration of early Christianity and Judaism towards the end of the Second Temple period.Professor Borgen introduces fresh perspectives on many central issues in the complexity of Judaism both within Palestine and in the Diaspora. He also examines the variety of tendencies which existed within Christianity as it emerged within Judaism and spread out into other nations.An invaluable study for all scholars, teachers and students of the New Testament in general and of Judaica, Classics and Hellenism
 

Contents

Introduction
1
I Jews and Christians in the GraecoRoman World
13
II The Gospel of John
103
III Acts of the Apostles and Pauls Letters
231
IV The Revelation to John
273
Abbreviations
321

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Page 25 - And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings ; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.

About the author (1998)

Peder Borgen is Research Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, University of Trondheim, Norway.

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