Jewish Teachers of Jesus, James, and Jude: What Earliest Christianity Learned from the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha

by David A. deSilva

Jews have sometimes been reluctant to claim Jesus as one of their own; Christians have often been reluctant to acknowledge the degree to which Jesus' message and mission were at home amidst, and shaped by, the Judaism(s) of the Second Temple Period. In The Jewish Teachers of Jesus, James, and Jude David deSilva introduces readers to the ancient Jewish writings known as the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha and examines their formative impact on the teachings...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195329007
• ISBN13: 9780195329001
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.3"