This is the fascinating story of a group of reformers who tried to
go too fast, bungled their reform, and so changed the course of
history. Hengel's thesis is that Hellenistic influences were, and
had been for centuries, smoothly penetrating Judaism even in
Jerusalem; there was respect on both sides between Jew and Greek.
Then the Greek party tried to go too fast, make Hellenization
obligatory and outlaw the Law. This occasioned a furious defensive
reaction; Judaism clammed up, became xenophobic and rigoristic,
producing the attitude which in its turn created the defensive
reaction of anti-Semitism which has stained so many centuries. The
defensive rigidity set up in Judaism made it unable to respond to
Jesus' creative reinterpretation of the Law, and so led to the
rejection of Christianity. This is a truly important scholarly
work. The exhaustive collection of evidence will make it a
fundamental textbook for the period' (The Tablet). `A foundation
book and essential as a source book and as a guide to trends in
present research' (The Expository Times). Martin Hengel was
Professor of New Testament and Early Judaism in the University of
Tubingen.
General
| Imprint: |
Scm Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
June 2012 |
| Authors: |
Martin Hengel
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 37mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
666 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-334-05305-7 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-334-05305-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780334053057 |
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