Jewish-Christian relations: The first centuries (General Public Series) [Kindle Edition]

‘May this book find a wide readership among people devoted to the cause of the healing of memories between Jews and Christians.’

—Peter C. Phan, Professor. Chair of Catholic Social Thought, Georgetown University; President of the Catholic Theological Society of America

‘Standing on a brilliant and insightful reconstruction of Paul, and on a quite shocking (but perhaps compelling) reading of Mark—the author offers a number of original and, in some cases, quite compelling theoretical reconstructions of the context and purposes of early Christian texts… a work of sublime moral passion.’

—David P. Gushee, Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics and Director, Center for Theology and Public Life, Mercer University; author of Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Context

‘An intrepid excursion into the Christian discourse… The quest of an intellectual, a humanist… Interesting and, in fact overwhelming… A timely and honest engagement of the Christian texts, authors, and scholars by a Jewish intellectual.’

—Burton L. Mack, – Professor of Early Christianity, Claremont School of Theology, California; author of A Myth of Innocence: Mark and Christian Origins

“There is great merit to Bibliowicz's approach… I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in the Jewish-Christian dialogue…. Scholars may disagree with a number of Bibliowicz' conclusions, as I do with his interpretation of the Epistle to the Hebrews. But even in disagreeing, scholars will learn new ways of challenging and thinking about old presumptions."

Eugene J. Fisher, Distinguished Professor of Theology, Saint Leo University. From 1977 to 2007, was the staff person for Catholic-Jewish relations for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and he served as Consultor to the Vatican Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews and member of the International Catholic-Jewish Liaison Committee representing the Holy See.

‘An important work… Sensitive and deeply researched… In the deepest sense, a profound theological work.’

—Clark M. Williamson, Professor. Christian Theological Seminary, Indiana; author of Way of Blessing, Way of Life: A Christian Theology

‘I very much appreciated the depth and scope of the scholarship, accompanied by the kind and humble spirit of the author…it may also prove to be one of the formidable and formative scholarly contributions of the decade for both biblical and historical scholars. ‘

—Michael Thompson, Professor. Religious Studies – Oklahoma State University

‘An original and plausible claim that goes beyond most of modern scholarship… a solid contribution to the study of anti-Judaism in early Christianity.’

—Joseph B. Tyson, Professor. Religious Studies, Southern Methodist University; author of Marcion and
Luke-Acts: A Defining Struggle

‘A significant contribution to our understanding of the Christian-Jewish relationship in the first centuries of the Common Era.’

—John T. Pawlikowski, Professor. Director, Catholic-Jewish Studies Program, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago; author of The Challenge of the Holocaust for Christian Theology

‘A meticulous study… a mammoth endeavor… goes beyond others in his interpretation of the evidence, tracing and documenting distinctions and tensions in the early Jesus movement.’

—N. A. Beck, Professor of Theology and Classical Languages, Texas Lutheran University; author of Mature Christianity in the 21st Century: The Recognition and Repudiation of the Anti-Jewish Polemic of the New Testament

‘The topics Bibliowicz engages are complex. Although some of his interpretations are controversial… Gentile Christians should set aside apologetical agendas and honestly ponder the challenges put forward by the author.’

—Dale C. Allison, Jr. Professor of New Testament, Princeton Theological Seminary; author of Constructing Jesus: History, Memory, and Imagination