The Reception of Jewish Tradition in the Social Imagination of the Early Christians (Paperback, NIPPOD)

The contributors to this volume take as their theme the reception of Jewish traditions in early Christianity, and the ways in which the meaning of these traditions changed as they were put to work in new contexts and for new social ends. Special emphasis is placed on the internal variety and malleability of these traditions, which underwent continual processes of change within Judaism, and on reception as an active, strategic, and interested process. All the essays in this volume seek to bring out how acts of reception contribute to the social formation of early Christianity, in its social imagination (its speech and thought about itself) or in its social practices, or both. This volume challenges static notions of tradition and passive ideas of 'reception', stressing creativity and the significance of 'strong' readings of tradition. It thus complicates standard narratives of 'the parting of the ways' between 'Christianity' and 'Judaism', showing how even claims to continuity were bound to make the same different.

General

Imprint:	T. & T. Clark
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Reception of Jesus in the First Three Centuries
Release date:	March 2023
Editors:	John M.G. Barclay • Kylie Crabbe
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
Edition:	NIPPOD
ISBN-13:	978-0-567-70272-2
Categories:	Books
LSN:	0-567-70272-3
Barcode:	9780567702722

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!