Crossing over sea and land: Jewish missionary activity in the Second Temple period
Introduction -- Defining "mission" and "conversion" in the ancient world -- Mission and conversion : social and ideological elements -- Excursus 1: God-fearers -- Excursus 2: Proselytism and demographics -- Jewish missionary activity in Palestine -- Forced conversions in Palestin...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Peabody, Mass.
Hendrickson
2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Bird, Michael, 1974-, Crossing over sea and land] (2013) (Jong, Matthijs Jasper de, 1977 -)
Crossing over Sea and Land: Jewish Missionary Activity in the Second Temple Period. By Michael F. Bird (2011) (Cuff, Simon L.) |
| Edition: | 1. print. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Proselyte
/ Early Judaism
B Early Judaism / Mission (international law |
| Further subjects: | B
Proselytizing
Judaism
History
B Jews History 586 B.C.-70 A.D B Judaism Relations B Judaism History Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D |
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| Summary: | Introduction -- Defining "mission" and "conversion" in the ancient world -- Mission and conversion : social and ideological elements -- Excursus 1: God-fearers -- Excursus 2: Proselytism and demographics -- Jewish missionary activity in Palestine -- Forced conversions in Palestine -- Qumran -- Matthew 23:15 -- Inscriptions from Palestine -- Rabbinic literature -- Jewish missionary activity in the diaspora -- Socioreligious context of the diaspora -- Pagan attraction to Judaism -- Josephus -- Philo -- Apologetic-propagandistic literature -- Greek and Latin literature -- Evidence from the New Testament and early Christian literature -- An early Jewish Christian mission to gentiles -- Missionary competition between Jews and Christians -- Conclusion |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Physical Description: | XVI, 208 S. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59856-434-1 |
