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Crossing over sea and land : Jewish missionary activity in the Second Temple period / Michael F. Bird.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English, Greek, Ancient (to 1453), Hebrew Publication details: Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, c2010.Description: xvi, 208 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781598564341 (alk. paper)
  • 159856434X (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 296.6/90937 22
LOC classification:
  • BM 729 .P7 B57 2010
Contents:
Introduction. Excursus: "Jews" and "Judaism" -- Defining "mission" and "conversion" in the ancient world. Mission and conversion : sociological and ideological elements ; Excursus 1: God-fearers ; Excursus 2: Proselytism and demographics -- Jewish missionary activity in Palestine. Forced conversions in Palestine -- Qumran ; Matthew 23:15 ; Inscriptions from Palestine ; Rabbinic literature -- Jewish missionary activity in the diaspora. Socioreligious context of the diaspora ; Pagan attraction to Judaism ; Josephus ; Philo ; Apologetic-propagandistic literature ; Greek and Latin literature -- Evidence from the New Testament and early Christian literature. An early Jewish Christian mission to gentiles ; Missionary competition between Jews and Christians -- Conclusion.
Item type: Books
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks BKS BM 729 .P7 B57 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA012501 Available AUA012501
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks BKS BM 729 .P7 B57 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA015530 2 Available AUA015530

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction. Excursus: "Jews" and "Judaism" -- Defining "mission" and "conversion" in the ancient world. Mission and conversion : sociological and ideological elements ; Excursus 1: God-fearers ; Excursus 2: Proselytism and demographics -- Jewish missionary activity in Palestine. Forced conversions in Palestine -- Qumran ; Matthew 23:15 ; Inscriptions from Palestine ; Rabbinic literature -- Jewish missionary activity in the diaspora. Socioreligious context of the diaspora ; Pagan attraction to Judaism ; Josephus ; Philo ; Apologetic-propagandistic literature ; Greek and Latin literature -- Evidence from the New Testament and early Christian literature. An early Jewish Christian mission to gentiles ; Missionary competition between Jews and Christians -- Conclusion.