Abraham Geiger and the Jewish Jesus (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)

Was Jesus the founder of Christianity or a teacher of Judaism? When he argued the latter based on the New Testament, Abraham Geiger ignited an intense debate that began in nineteenth-century Germany but continues to this day.
Geiger, a pioneer of Reform Judaism and a founder of Jewish studies, developed a Jewish version of Christian origins. He contended that Jesus was a member of the Pharisees, a progressive and liberalizing group within first-century Judaism, and that he taught nothing new or original. This argument enraged German Protestant theologians, some of whom produced a tragic counterargument based on racial theory.
In this fascinating book, Susannah Heschel traces the genesis of Geiger's argument and examines the reaction to it within Christian theology. She concludes that Geiger initiated an intellectual revolt by the colonized against the colonizer, an attempt not to assimilate into Christianity by adopting Jesus as a Jew, but to overthrow Christian intellectual hegemony by claiming that Christianity2;and all of Western civilization2;was the product of Judaism.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Chicago Studies in History of Judaism CSHJ
Release date:	April 1998
First published:	April 1998
Authors:	Susannah Heschel
Dimensions:	235 x 163 x 3mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	332
Edition:	2nd ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-32958-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > The historical Jesus Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > The historical Jesus Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > Christianity > The Historical Jesus Books > Christianity > Christian theology
LSN:	0-226-32958-5
Barcode:	9780226329581

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