Jewish and Christian doctrines : the classics compared / Jacob Neusner and Bruce Chilton.

Jewish and Christian Doctrines presents a concise and lucid introduction to the foundations of Judaism and Christianity. The authors explore key documents ofJudaism and Christianity to elucidate and illuminate the doctrinal issues which the documents raise and to examine the similarities and differe...

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Main Author: Neusner, Jacob, 1932-2016
Other Authors: Chilton, Bruce
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1 Messiah in the Mishnah, in the Gospels, and in Acts 9
  • 1 What the Messiah stands for in the Mishnah 11
  • Doctrine as set forth by the document 22
  • 2 Messiah in the Gospels and in Acts 35
  • Documentary presentation 35
  • Argument within the sources 53
  • Part 2 Who is the true Israel in Genesis Rabbah and in Paul? 57
  • 3 Israel as the holy family In Genesis Rabbah 59
  • Doctrine as set forth by the document 62
  • 4 Body of Christ: Christianity's Israel in 1 Corinthians and Romans 80
  • Two letters to Corinth and the letter to the Romans 82
  • Doctrine as set forth by the document 86
  • Part 3 Meaning of history in Leviticus Rabbah and in Hebrews 101
  • 5 Rule of pagan empires and the kingdom of God in Leviticus Rabbah 103
  • Doctrine as set forth by the document 112
  • 6 Christianity's history and the Epistle to the Hebrews 124
  • Doctrine as set forth by the document 132
  • Part 4 Death and resurrection in the Talmud and in Origen 143
  • 7 Death of death in the Talmud of Babylonia 145
  • Doctrine as set forth by the document 151
  • 8 Transformed life: Christianity's (and Origen's) resurrection 165
  • Introduction: Jesus and Paul 165
  • Origen 178
  • Refinement of spiritual resurrection in the argument between Origen and Augustine 179
  • Part 5 Love of God in Song of Songs Rabbah and in Christian eschatology 187
  • 9 Israel and God as teen-age lovers in Song of Songs Rabbah 189
  • Document 189
  • Doctrine as set forth by the document 194
  • 10 Love of God in a fallen world: eschatology 211
  • Eschatology as text 215
  • Doctrine as set forth by Christian eschatologies 220.