Jewish Ways of Following Jesus

In this study, Edwin K. Broadhead's purpose is to gather the ancient evidence of Jewish Christianity and to reconsider its impact. He begins his investigation with the hypothesis that groups in antiquity who were characterized by Jewish ways of following Jesus may be vastly underrepresented, misrepresented and undervalued in the ancient sources and in modern scholarship. Giving a critical analysis of the evidence, the author suggests that Jewish Christianity endured as an historical entity in a variety of places, in different times and in diverse modes. If this is true, a new religious map of antiquity is required. Moreover, the author offers a revised context for the history of development of both Judaism and Christianity and for their relationship.

Born 1955; 1977 BA; 1981 MDiv; 1986 PhD; 1991 Dr. theol.; 2005 & 2014 Visiting Scholar, Wolfson College, Oxford University; additional studies at Bern, Tu?bingen, Basel; currently Professor at Berea College, Berea, Kentucky.

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Born 1955; 1977 BA; 1981 MDiv; 1986 PhD; 1991 Dr. theol.; 2005 & 2014 Visiting Scholar, Wolfson College, Oxford University; additional studies at Bern, Tu bingen, Basel; currently Professor at Berea College, Berea, Kentucky.

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In this study, Edwin K. Broadhead's purpose is to gather the ancient evidence of Jewish Christianity and to reconsider its impact. He begins his investigation with the hypothesis that groups in antiquity who were characterized by Jewish ways of following Jesus may be vastly underrepresented, misrepresented and undervalued in the ancient sources and in modern scholarship. Giving a critical analysis of the evidence, the author suggests that Jewish Christianity endured as an historical entity in a variety of places, in different times and in diverse modes. If this is true, a new religious map of antiquity is required. Moreover, the author offers a revised context for the history of development of both Judaism and Christianity and for their relationship.