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Who Made Early Christianity?: The Jewish Lives of the Apostle Paul

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Description for Who Made Early Christianity?: The Jewish Lives of the Apostle Paul Hardback. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCC1; HRCG; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 408.
In this historical and theological study, John G. Gager undermines the myth of the Apostle Paul's rejection of Judaism, conversion to Christianity, and founding of Christian anti-Judaism. He finds that the rise of Christianity occurred well after Paul's death and attributes the distortion of the Apostle's views to early and later Christians. Though Christian clerical elites ascribed a rejection-replacement theology to Paul's legend, Gager shows that the Apostle was considered a loyal Jew by many of his Jesus-believing contemporaries and that later Jewish and Muslim thinkers held the same view. He holds that one of the earliest misinterpretations of Paul ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
American Lectures on the History of Religions
Condition
New
Weight
411g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231174046
SKU
V9780231174046
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About John G. Gager
John G. Gager is the William H. Danforth Professor of Religion (Emeritus) at Princeton University. His books include Moses in Greco-Roman Paganism; Kingdom and Community: The Social World of Early Christianity; The Origins of Anti-Semitism: Attitudes Toward Judaism in Pagan and Christian Antiquity; Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient World; and Reinventing Paul.

Reviews for Who Made Early Christianity?: The Jewish Lives of the Apostle Paul
In this delightfully engaging and erudite book, John Gager guides the reader through the interconnected histories of Judaism and Christianity, ranging from the Jewish origins of Christianity to the debates about the apostle Paul in modern Jewish thought. In the process, he succeeds in redefining-yet again-the cutting-edge of research on Jewish/Christian relations.
Annette Yoshiko Reed, University of Pennsylvania A ... Read more

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