Matthew Thiessen

Broschiertes Buch

Jesus and the Forces of Death

The Gospels' Portrayal of Ritual Impurity Within First-Century Judaism

Beschreibung

Correcting a popular misconception, this book demonstrates that the Gospel writers present Jesus within the context of Judaism, opposing ritual impurity but not the Jewish law itself.

Autor

Matthew Thiessen (PhD, Duke University) is associate professor of religious studies at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. He is the author of numerous books, including Paul and the Gentile Problem, Jesus and the Forces of Death, and Contesting Conversion: Genealogy, Circumcision, and Identity in Ancient Judaism and Christianity (awarded the Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise). He is also the coeditor of several volumes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Baker Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 150mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 378g
• ISBN-13: 9781540964878
• ISBN-10: 1540964876
• Artikelnr.: 60691435