Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins: Diversity, Continuity, and Transformation

by George W.E. Nickelsburg

In the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth century, Christian scholars portrayed Judaism as the dark religious backdrop to the liberating events of Jesus' life and the rise of the early church. Since the 1950s, however, a dramatic shift has occurred in the study of Judaism, driven by new manuscript and archaeological discoveries and new methods and tools for analyzing sources. George Nickelsburg here provides a broad and synthesizing picture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800636120
• ISBN13: 9780800636128
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"