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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 differences between the two faiths.
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 differences between the two faiths.
Bruce Chilton and Jacob Neusner study the points of comparisons and
contrast between formative Christianity and Judaism. By identifying
three categories of authority in each of the two religious worlds,
they show how they have both worked in compelling or failing to get
someone to do a given action.
The arguments are introduced by a general discussion of the
founding figures of the two religions, Moses and Jesus, and how
their inherent authority distilled itself through the structure of
their religious institutions and intellectual thoughts.
This volume argues the Judaic and Christian heirs of Scripture
adopted, and adapted to their own purposes and tasks, Greek
philosophical modes of thought and argument, and explores how the
earliest intellectuals of Christianity and Judaism shaped a
tradition of articulated conflict and reasoned argument in the
search for religious truth that was to be shared through continuing
that argument with others. Professors Chilton and Neusner examine,
using the formative sources of Judaism and Christianity, the
literary media of adaptation and reform: precisely where and how we
identify in the foundation writings of Christianity and Rabbinic
Judaism, the new opposing modes of articulated conflict and
reasoned argument that through Christianity and Judaism, Greek
philosophy and science bequeathed to the West. This volume provides
an analysis of the genesis and evolution of Judaeo-Christian
intellectual thought and identifies the modes of discourse in the
Judaic and Christian intellectual and literary traditions.
This volume argues the Judaic and Christian heirs of Scripture
adopted, and adapted to their own purposes and tasks, Greek
philosophical modes of thought and argument, and explores how the
earliest intellectuals of Christianity and Judaism shaped a
tradition of articulated conflict and reasoned argument in the
search for religious truth that was to be shared through continuing
that argument with others. Professors Chilton and Neusner examine,
using the formative sources of Judaism and Christianity, the
literary media of adaptation and reform: precisely where and how we
identify in the foundation writings of Christianity and Rabbinic
Judaism, the new opposing modes of articulated conflict and
reasoned argument that through Christianity and Judaism, Greek
philosophy and science bequeathed to the West. This volume provides
an analysis of the genesis and evolution of Judaeo-Christian
intellectual thought and identifies the modes of discourse in the
Judaic and Christian intellectual and literary traditions.
Judaism in the New Testament explains how the writings of the early church emerged from communities which defined themselves in Judaic terms even as they professed faith in Christ. These two extremely distinguished scholars introduce readers to the plurality of Judaisms of the period. They show, by examining a variety of texts, how the major figures of the New Testament reflect distinctly Judaic practices and beliefs. This important study shows how the early movement centred on Jesus is best seen as `Christian Judaism'. Only with the Epistle to the Hebrews did the profile of a new and distinct Christian religion emerge.
In "Judaism in the New Testament, " Bruce Chilton and Jacob
Neusner, the most prolific author writing in English today, contend
that, contrary to conventional wisdom, early Christians identified
not as Christians, but as Jews. Drawing upon parts of the Gospels,
the Letters of Paul, and the Letters to the Hebrews, Neusner and
Chilton read the early Christianity as a formation of Judaism--a
comprehensive, religious system that is nothing short of a Judaic
account of Holy Israel.
Bound to be controversial, Neusner, an accomplished Talmudic
scholar and Chilton examine the New Testament as a statement of the
Torah of Sinai.
This important work provides a provocative and trenchant critique
of existing scholarship that seeks to view Christianity as
autonomous from Judaism. By examining Christianity as an extension
of Judaism, Neusner and Chilton place Christianity in its proper
historical, literary and religious context.
Christianity: The Basics is a compelling introduction to both the
central pillars of the Christian faith and the rich and varied
history of this most global of global religions. This book traces
the development of Christianity through an exploration of some of
the key beliefs, practices and emotions which have been recurrent
symbols through the centuries: Christ, the kingdom of heaven and
sin Baptism, Eucharist and prayer Joy, divine union and self denial
Encompassing the major epochs of Christian history and examining
the unity and divisions created by these symbols, Christianity: The
Basics is both a concise and comprehensive introduction to the
Christian tradition.
Beginning with the Gospels, interpretations of the life of Jesus have flourished for nearly two millennia, yet a clear and coherent picture of Jesus as a man has remained elusive. In Rabbi Jesus, the noted biblical scholar Bruce Chilton places Jesus within the context of his times to present a fresh, historically accurate, and revolutionary examination of the man who founded Christianity.
Drawing on recent archaeological findings and new translations and interpretations of ancient texts, Chilton discusses in enlightening detail the philosophical and psychological foundations of Jesus’ ideas and beliefs. His in-depth investigation also provides evidence that contradicts long-held beliefs about Jesus and the movement he led. Chilton shows, for example, that the High Priest Caiaphas, as well as Pontius Pilate, played a central role in Jesus’ execution. It is, however, Chilton’s description of Jesus’ role as a rabbi, or "master," of Jewish oral traditions, as a teacher of the Cabala, and as a practitioner of a Galilean form of Judaism that emphasized direct communication with God that casts an entirely new light on the origins of Christianity.
Seamlessly merging history and biography, this penetrating, highly readable book uncovers truths lost to the passage of time and reveals a new Jesus for the new millennium.
The Cambridge Companion to the Bible, 2nd edition provides in-depth
data and analysis of the production and reception of the canonical
writings of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament, and also of the
apocryphal works produced by Jewish and Christian writers. Unique
among single-volume introductions, this book focuses on the
ever-changing social and cultural contexts in which the biblical
authors and their original readers lived. The authors of the first
edition were chosen for their internationally recognized expertise
in their respective fields: the history and literature of Israel;
postbiblical Judaism; biblical archaeology; and the origins and
early literature of Christianity. In this second edition, all
chapters have been updated and thoroughly revised,under the
direction of a new volume editor, Bruce D. Chilton. More than 22
new maps, 90 new photographs and a full-color section help
illustrate the book.
Christianity: The Basics is a compelling introduction to both the
central pillars of the Christian faith and the rich and varied
history of this most global of global religions. This book traces
the development of Christianity through an exploration of some of
the key beliefs, practices and emotions which have been recurrent
symbols through the centuries: Christ, the kingdom of heaven and
sin Baptism, Eucharist and prayer Joy, divine union and self denial
Encompassing the major epochs of Christian history and examining
the unity and divisions created by these symbols, Christianity: The
Basics is both a concise and comprehensive introduction to the
Christian tradition.
This book offers an introduction to the literature of the New
Testament, demonstrating how these writings can be approached and
critically studied in an academic setting. Bruce Chilton and Deidre
J. Good, two respected New Testament scholars, provide a narrative
of the historical context and social world of the books of the New
Testament, a chronological survey of the Gospels and letters, and
the remaining writings (Apocrypha, Apocalyptic) with their special
focus on the emerging church. Together with textboxes, exercises,
questions, further readings, maps, timeline, and glossary, this
brief introduction surveys and employs leading methods of study and
equips students with the general literacy needed for successful and
serious study of New Testament writings.
In the time between Jesus' resurrection and James'death, James the
Just was the most prominent and widely respected leader of the
fledgling Church. This text presents essays by renowned scholars
which address issues such as the Jewish context of early
Christianity; the person of James;his literary message and mission;
James and Jesus; and James in relation to Peter and Paul.
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Equality - More or Less (Paperback)
Robert E. Tully, Bruce Chilton; Contributions by Brandon Jason Archuleta, Richard H. Davis, Morten G. Ender, …
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The essays in this volume on the subject of equality are the work
of scholars at Bard College and West Point. Their research falls
within the areas of history, religion, legal theory, social
science, ethics and philosophy. The regions covered include the
Middle and Far East, Europe, and America; the time periods studied
are both contemporary and historical. Each essay is a well-detailed
exploration which assumes the reader has no prior acquaintance with
the topic. Together, the studies reveal both conflicting standards
of equality as well as patterns of pernicious inequality. In an
ideal world, equality and inequality among humans would vary in
acceptable proportion, increase of the one ensuring decrease of the
other. Unfortunately, as the studies illustrate, any such
expectation of progress in the real world is almost routinely
thwarted. Despite the wide variety of topics, a common thread binds
these essays. Human nature seems to harbor a moral deficiency lying
deeper than any written laws and those traditional customs which
promote inequality and breed injustice. The fault is prominent in
those who champion unjust laws or who willingly enforce
discrimination but it is no less active in the silent many who
condone the practice. The essays reveal the same persistent and
unappealing trait which social groups from the remote past to the
present manifest in various ways: blind determination to perpetuate
whatever advantages one group believes it enjoys over another,
convinced that its own members are more equal than theirs. Being
made unequal, the others too easily become targets who are
considered less worthy, sometimes even less human.
Jesus was a Jew and not a Christian. That affirmation may seem
obvious, but here an international cast of Jewish and Christian
scholars spell out its weighty and often complex consequences for
contemporary Jewish-Christian dialogue. Soundings in the Religion
of Jesus contextualizes Jesus and the writings about him that set
the stage for Jewish-Christian relations for the next two thousand
years. Of equal importance, this book considers the reception,
celebration, and (too often) the neglect of Jesus' Jewishness in
modern contexts and the impact such responses have had for
Jewish-Christian relations. Topics explored include the ethics of
scriptural translation, the ideological motives of Nazi theologians
and other "quests" for the Historical Jesus, and the ways in which
New Testament portraits of Jesus both help and hurt authentic
Jewish-Christian dialogue.
Aristotle accurately characterized humans as political animals.
Whether through birth or from choice, people naturally cluster into
groups for protection, advancement, and the pursuit of well-being.
But Aristotle's description does not hint at the powerful binary
tension within this human tendency. Leaders enhance a social
group's sense of identity by appealing to the members' commitments
and shared traditions, to their hopes, strengths, sacrifices, and
fears. Often, however, they cultivate not only an awareness of
difference but even a sense of superiority, since for every social
group there are those outsider, the "them". Maintaining a group's
solidarity can too easily lead to the righteousness of intolerance
towards those who are excluded. The reinforcement of group-identity
in this way runs so deep in human nature that holding up a mirror
to ourselves inevitably reveals a split image: the people we want
to see and the people we're glad we're not. Intolerance: Political
Animals and Their Prey presents stark examples of how the "us" have
treated the "them". The papers in this volume hold up various
unflattering mirrors of intolerance from the areas of History, Law,
Philosophy, Political Science, and Religion. The authors of these
scholarly studies do not condemn. Rather, their research compels us
to look at ourselves as the political animals we are. Intolerance:
Political Animals and Their Prey is the product of a year-long
multi-disciplinary collaboration between faculty members of Bard
College and the United States Military Academy at West Point. The
project involved parallel seminar courses at both institutions
along with Joint Sessions, all focused on the central theme of
intolerance, and culminated in a three-day academic Conference at
Bard in the Spring of 2015. This volume inaugurates a new series
being published by Hamilton Books under the general title,
Dialogues on Social Issues: Bard College and West Point.
Aristotle accurately characterized humans as political animals.
Whether through birth or from choice, people naturally cluster into
groups for protection, advancement, and the pursuit of well-being.
But Aristotle's description does not hint at the powerful binary
tension within this human tendency. Leaders enhance a social
group's sense of identity by appealing to the members' commitments
and shared traditions, to their hopes, strengths, sacrifices, and
fears. Often, however, they cultivate not only an awareness of
difference but even a sense of superiority, since for every social
group there are those outsider, the "them". Maintaining a group's
solidarity can too easily lead to the righteousness of intolerance
towards those who are excluded. The reinforcement of group-identity
in this way runs so deep in human nature that holding up a mirror
to ourselves inevitably reveals a split image: the people we want
to see and the people we're glad we're not. Intolerance: Political
Animals and Their Prey presents stark examples of how the "us" have
treated the "them". The papers in this volume hold up various
unflattering mirrors of intolerance from the areas of History, Law,
Philosophy, Political Science, and Religion. The authors of these
scholarly studies do not condemn. Rather, their research compels us
to look at ourselves as the political animals we are. Intolerance:
Political Animals and Their Prey is the product of a year-long
multi-disciplinary collaboration between faculty members of Bard
College and the United States Military Academy at West Point. The
project involved parallel seminar courses at both institutions
along with Joint Sessions, all focused on the central theme of
intolerance, and culminated in a three-day academic Conference at
Bard in the Spring of 2015. This volume inaugurates a new series
being published by Hamilton Books under the general title,
Dialogues on Social Issues: Bard College and West Point.
The Golden Rule-'do to others as you would have them do to you',
'what is hateful to you to your fellow don't do', to take the two
most familiar formulations-defines a meeting place for many fields
of learning. There the study of comparative religion, philosophy
and ethics, anthropology and sociology, and the whole range of
cross-cultural studies carried on in the social sciences and the
humanities intersect. That hardly presents a surprise, since the
Golden Rule finds a place in most religions and is universally
acknowledged to form a part of the shared heritage of human wisdom.
But if it is one thing on which religions concur, that does not
mean the Golden Rule is simple or self-evident. Its ubiquity
presents us with tough questions of context and difficult problems
of content. Both the Golden Rule itself and how it attests to the
human condition demand study. Defining the rule and explaining its
universality in religion and culture require attention. The role of
the Golden Rule in various systems of thought, both religious and
philosophical, invites study. How the logic of a given system
interprets the Golden Rule demands analysis. Objective data
deriving from empirical study of nature and society deserve close
examination. Specialists in a wide range of disciplines have a
contribution to make out of their particular disciplines and areas
of expert knowledge.
Two eminent scholars, each expert in his own tradition, take
Jewish-Christian dialogue to a new level. Aiming at neither mere
description nor conversion, each presents the classical elements of
his traditions understanding of three fundamental, common religious
questions: where to meet God, how to live, and what to hope for.
The other then responds. Neusner and Chilton's analytic comparisons
of two great traditions intertwined at the roots serves as a primer
on the defining energies of both traditions. The reader is invited
to identify the traditions' unity of questions and the equally
strong differences in answers and thereby illumine one's own faith
commitments about belief, piety, and the purpose of human life.
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