The Partings of the Ways between Christianity and Judaism and their Significance for the Character of Christianity

The Parting of the Ways Between Christianity and Judaism and their Significance for the Character of Christianity / James D. G. Dunn......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Preface to the Second Edition......Page 12
Who or what parted?......Page 15
When did they part?......Page 19
Once more, the four pillars of Judaism......Page 25
The Way(s) ahead......Page 29
Preface to the First Edition......Page 32
Abbreviations......Page 35
1.1 Baur and Lightfoot......Page 38
1.2 The Jesus of History and the Christ of Faith......Page 43
1.3 The end of a parenthesis......Page 49
1.4 The re-emergence of the issue of Jesus\' Jewishness and Christianity\'s Jewish matrix......Page 52
1.5 The need for a fresh study......Page 58
2 The Four Pillars of second Temple Judaism......Page 61
2.1 Monotheism: God is one......Page 63
2.2 Election - a covenant people, a promised land......Page 66
2.3 Covenant focussed in Torah......Page 69
2.4 Land focussed in Temple......Page 79
2.5 Conclusion......Page 84
3.1 Jesus\' positive attitude to the Temple......Page 86
3.2 The issue of purity......Page 88
3.3 The issue of forgiveness......Page 96
3.4 The \'cleansing of the Temple\'......Page 99
3.5 Jesus\' word about the Temple......Page 102
3.6 Who or what killed Jesus?......Page 104
3.7 Did Jesus see his death as a sacrifice, to end all sacrifices?......Page 107
3.8 Conclusions......Page 110
4.1 The first Christians\' attitude to the Temple......Page 113
4.2 What about the Hellenists?......Page 118
4.3 A community divided over the Temple......Page 121
4.4 Stephen\'s defence......Page 123
4.5 The significance of the Stephen affair......Page 127
4.6 The sequel......Page 132
4.7 Conclusions......Page 135
5.1 Categories transposed - (1) Paul and the Temple......Page 137
5.2 Categories transposed - (2) Paul and sacrifice......Page 140
5.3 Categories transposed - (3) Paul and priesthood......Page 143
5.4 Categories transposed - (4) Paul and purity......Page 145
5.5 Categories transposed - (5) Jerusalem......Page 149
5.6 The Epistle to the Hebrews......Page 152
5.7 I Peter and the Revelation of John......Page 158
5.8 John\'s Gospel......Page 160
5.9 Conclusions......Page 162
6.1 Did Jesus set himself against the law?......Page 166
6.2 \'Friend of sinners\'......Page 172
6.3 Jesus and the halakah of Pharisees and Qumran - the issue of table-fellowship......Page 178
6.4 Jesus and Gentiles......Page 186
7.1 The first Christians and the law......Page 191
7.2 From persecutor to apostle......Page 194
7.3 The issue of circumcision......Page 201
7.4 The council at Jerusalem......Page 206
7.5 The issue of food laws - the incident at Antioch......Page 209
7.6 Paul\'s mature view of the law......Page 216
8.1 The issue of \'anti-Judaism\' in the New Testament writings......Page 222
8.2 Who is a Jew?......Page 226
8.3 Paul and Israel......Page 229
8.4 The testimony of Acts - a people rejected?......Page 234
8.5 The evidence of Matthew - church and synagogue in dispute......Page 237
8.6 The polemic of John - \'sons of the devil\'?......Page 243
8.7 Conclusions......Page 249
9 Jesus and the One God......Page 252
9.1 Jesus the devout worshipper......Page 253
9.2 Jesus as Messiah......Page 255
9.3 Jesus as God\'s son......Page 261
9.4 Jesus as son of man/Son of Man......Page 263
9.5 Jesus\' authority......Page 267
9.6 Jesus in the Fourth Gospel......Page 269
9.7 The eschatological plus......Page 271
9.8 Conclusion......Page 276
10.1 The significance of the resurrection for Jesus......Page 278
10.2 Exaltation to divine functions......Page 280
10.3 Jesus as Lord......Page 284
10.4 Jesus as last Adam......Page 288
10.5 Jesus as divine Wisdom......Page 293
10.6 Jesus and the Spirit......Page 300
10.7 Jesus as God......Page 303
11 Is Christianity Monotheist? The first great christological debate......Page 308
11.1 The Epistle to the Hebrews......Page 309
11.2 James and I Peter......Page 313
11.3 The Gospel of Matthew......Page 315
11.4 The Revelation of John......Page 318
11.5 The Fourth Gospel - christology and crisis......Page 324
11.6 The Fourth Gospel - the divine revealer......Page 327
11.7 A step too far?......Page 335
12 The Parting of the Ways......Page 338
12.1 The significance of the crisis of 70 CE......Page 339
12.2 When did the ways finally part......Page 349
12.3 The significance of Christianity\'s Jewish origins and of the parting of the ways for Christianity -......Page 355
(1) God is one......Page 356
12.4 (2) The people of God......Page 361
12.5 (3) The law of God (scripture and tradition)......Page 366
12.6 (4) Priesthood and ministry......Page 370
12.7 A concluding reflection......Page 374
1. Introduction......Page 376
2. The Myth of Christian Beginnings?......Page 378
3. What\'s in a Name?......Page 387
4. \'The Apostle of the Heretics\'......Page 394
5. Conclusion......Page 400
Bibliography......Page 403
Index of Biblical and Ancient Writings......Page 418
Index of Modern Authors......Page 437
Index of Subjects......Page 443