Jewish Christianity: Factional Disputes in the Early Church

Jewish Christianity: Factional Disputes in the Early Church / Hans-Joachim Schoeps......Page 1
Translator\'s Preface......Page 3
Foreword......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Abbreviations......Page 8
Introduction: The Beginnings of Christianity......Page 11
A. Names and General Information......Page 19
B. The Jewish Christian Literature......Page 23
2. An Outline of the History of Jewish Christianity......Page 28
A. Events of Early Christian History in the Light of Later Jewish Christianity......Page 48
B. Contra Paulum: The Dispute about the Apostolate......Page 57
A. The Oldest Form of the Ebionite Proclamation......Page 69
B. The Further Development of Ebionite Theology......Page 71
5. The Content of the Message of the Ebionite Christ I......Page 84
A. The \"Alleviations\" of the Law......Page 92
B. The Tendency of the Theory of the False Pericopes and Its Echo in Rabbinic Literature......Page 104
A. The \"Intensifications\" of the Law......Page 109
B. Organization and Community Life......Page 119
A. The Earlier History of Hostility Toward the Cult......Page 128
B. The Ebionite Struggle with Gnosticism......Page 131
C. The Hostility of Jews and Christians Toward the Ebionites......Page 140
D. The Continued Influence of the Jewish Christians......Page 146
Glossary......Page 151
Ancient Sources......Page 155
Modern Studies......Page 157
Old Testament......Page 167
New Testament......Page 168
Other Greek and Latin Sources......Page 169
Pseudo-Clementine Literature......Page 170
Index of Subjects......Page 171