Contesting Conversion: Genealogy, Circumcision, And Identity In Ancient Judaism And Christianity

Matthew Thiessen offers a nuanced study of the nature of Jewish thought regarding Jewishness, circumcision, and conversion. Focusing on texts from the Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Judaism, and early Christianity, he gives a compelling account of the varieties of Judaism from which the Christian movement arose.

• | Author: Matthew Thiessen
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 01, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 258 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Religion
• | ISBN-10: 0190912707
• | ISBN-13: 9780190912703