Related Strangers : Jews And Christians 70-170 CE

THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXT

The Jewish Revolts And Their Consequences
Jews, Christians, And Roman Politics
The Jews In Roman Society
The Christians In Roman Society
Conclusion

JEWS AND JUDAISM IN THE CANONICAL NARRATIVES

Mark: The Shadow Of War – Apocalypse And Crisis
Matthew: The Shadow Of Yavneh – Authority And Praxis
Luke-Acts: The Shadow Of Rome – Synagogue And State
John: The Shadow Of Orthodoxy – From Messianism To Ditheism
Conclusion

APOCRYPHA

Christian Apocrypha
Christian Adaptations Of Jewish Apocrypha
Conclusion

SUPERSESSION: HEBREWS AND BARNABAS

The Epistle To The Hebrews
The Epistle Of Barnabas
Summary

JEWISH CHRISTIANS AND GENTILE JUDAIZERS

Jewish Christians
Gentile Judaizers
Conclusion

JEWISH REACTIONS TO CHRISTIANITY

Jewish Persecution Of Christians
The Yavnean Sagas
Jewish Allusions To Jesus And Christians
Conclusion

GNOSTICS AND MARCIONITES

Gnosticism
Marcion
Conclusion

PATTERNS OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP

Dependence And Independence In Early Christian Worship
From Sabbath To Sunday
From Passover To Easter
Melito’s Paschal Homily
Summary

DIALOGUE AND DISPUTE: JUSTIN

Address
Main Themes
Background And Sources
Justin’s Trypho And Celsus’ Jew
Summary

AN OVERVIEW

Notes
Modern Author Index
Subject Index
Ancient Sources Index

Additional Info
This book examines Jewish-Christian relations during one of the most formative but also most obscure centuries, when many of the features that have characterized the interaction of Jews and Christians down to this day were first formulated. Starting from incisive description of canonical and noncanonical literature of this period, Wilson clarifies perceptions of the different groups that were in dialogue and dispute.