illustrated intellectual christianity intersecting

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The Brother of Jesus: James the Just and His Mission

2 reviews

Westminster John Knox Press, 2001

About Scholars
The previous reviewer's remarks regarding this book are to the point and informative. However, lots of water has run under the bridge since his review was written. Church History and all analogous issues, such as theology, Christology, archeaology, commentary, etc., that swirl around it make for a opaque discipline. Or, some would say a complete lack of discipline. Every student of the Bible ...

Rabbi Paul: An Intellectual Biography

12 reviews
Bruce Chilton

Image, 2005

Rabbi Paul
Rewarding experience and refreshing insights by Mr. Chilton's writing about Paul. Everyone in church authority should be required to read this little volumn, especially individuals who use mass media for their message and platform. I am rereading a second time. Thank you again Mr. Chilton.

The Cambridge Companion to the Bible (Companions to Religion)

3 reviews
Howard Clark Kee, Eric M. Meyers, ...

Cambridge University Press, 2007

Introduction to Biblical Studies
This is not a scholarly book in the sense that it's not part of any visible academic debate. It does not treat any particular issue in enough depth to be so. It is, rather, a sort of textbook. Call it "Introduction to Academic Thought About the Bible." Following the order of the biblical texts and with detours to discuss such topics as the pseudepigrapha and the inter-testamental period, the ...

The Christian Moral Life: Practices of Piety

1 review
Timothy Sedgwick, Bruce Chilton

Forward Movement Publications, 1999

Christian Ethics in Every Day Language
In "The Christian Moral Life: Practices of Piety," Timothy Sedgwick provides the reader with historical practices of the Christian faith such as hospitality, worship and table fellowship in language that is easy to understand. Basic principles of Christian Ethics are presented in this same manner. He accomplishes this by using not only historical information on early Christian communities, ...

Mary Magdalene: A Biography

9 reviews
Bruce Chilton

Image, 2006

A Facinating Read
I found this book a fascinating read. Chilton has taken limited information about Mary Magdalene from gospel, gnostic, and other sources and drawn some educated conclusions about her as a person, her relationship with Jesus, her centrality in his movement, and her significance in the development of the Christian faith through the centuries. He has also posed an interesting theory about the ...

Judaism in the New Testament: Practices and Beliefs

3 reviews
Bruce Chilton, Jacob Neusner

Routledge, 1995

Must reading for Jewish Roots of Christianity
This book is the finest, most balanced book I have read on the common roots of Judaism and Christianity. The notion that Christianity was A Judaism was counter to my thinking, but they make the case. It stresses the similarities and differences between Judaism and Christianity, showing that the differences are within the Judaic context. I didn't agree with everything they said, but any ...

Abraham's Curse: The Roots of Violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

2 reviews
Bruce Chilton

Doubleday, 2008

Abrahams Curse: The Roots of Violence in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Very interesting and informative. I enjoy books like this. The author does an excellent job.

The Biblical World: An Illustrated Atlas

6 reviews
Jean-Pierre Isbouts

National Geographic, 2007

Interesting
Bought this for my husband. He forund this book interesting and enlightening.The quality is excellent.He read and reread several times.

Pure Kingdom (Studying the Historical Jesus)

2 reviews
Bruce Chilton

SPCK Publishing, 1997

New perspective for a reader on historical Jesus
I re-read the professional reviews, and I think they fairly present the author's approach. To these good reviews I will merely add my few minor thoughts. 1) This book is not devotional reading for Christians who are mostly focused on living a godly life. It requires some thought and a genuine interest in Jesus history. 2) Bruce Chilton says he is associated with the Jesus Seminar. I've read a ...

Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography

71 reviews
Bruce Chilton

Image, 2002

The most challenging biography of Jesus I've seen
Chilton possibly outdoes the whole host of Jesus Seminar scholars in his quest to uncover the real Jesus. His account is learned, sensitive, and viscerally dramatic. The tension and exitement are palpable, and the questions are arresting. For example: "What Jew would tell another to drink blood, even symbolic blood?" The Torah, Chilton notes, forbids it in several places such as Genesis 9:4. The ...

Trading Places: The Intersecting Histories of Judaism and Christianity
Bruce Chilton, Jacob Neusner

Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2004

This book shows how the private and communal Christianity traded places with the public and political Rabbinic Judaism as well as how they exchanged values, teleology, and understandings of history.

Classical Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism: Comparing Theologies
Bruce D. Chilton, Jacob Neusner

Baker Academic, 2004

Among the world's religions, Christianity and Judaism are the most symmetrical. But in our day of religious tolerance, a tendency to overlook the vital differences between the two religions in the name of good will can undermine constructive Jewish-Christian dialogue. In this book, Bruce D. Chilton describes early Christian thought and Jacob Neusner describes early Judaic thought on fundamental issues such as creation and human nature, ...

Religious Tolerance in World Religions

Templeton Foundation Press, 2008

Authenticating the Words of Jesus

Brill Academic Publishers, 2002

Abstract In this companion volume to {cu Authenticating the Words of Jesus}, the authors examine the important issue of the original setting and context in which the words of Jesus were spoken. They proceed on the assumption that authenticating the activities of Jesus is just as important as authenticating his words. A historical framework, made up of several fairly certain facts, must be clarified and used as a primary criterion for ...

Types of Authority in Formative Christianity and Judaism

Taylor & Francis, 2007

Bruce Chilton and Jacob Neusner study the points of comparisons and contrast between formative Christianity and Judaism. They identify three categories of authority and compare and contrast these shared categories of authority in the two religious worlds to analyze the bases in both intellectual and institutional theory to compel someone to do or refrain from doing a given action. The arguments are introduced by a general discussion of the ...

Altruism in World Religions

1 review

Georgetown University Press, 2005

An insightful documentation of philosophical and religious thought
Altruism In World Religions, knowledgeably co-edited by Jacob Neusner (Professor of Theology and Senior Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard College) and Bruce Chilton (Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion and Director of the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard College), is an insightful documentation of philosophical and religious thought, deftly exploring a great range ...

Studying the Historical Jesus: Evaluations of the State of Current Research (New Testament Tools and Studies)

Brill Academic Publishers, 1998

This volume offers critical assessments of Life of Jesus research in the last generation, with special emphasis on work that is quite recent. It will introduce graduate students to the field and will provide the veteran scholar with current bibliography and discussion of the issues. Topics treated include Jesus and Palestinian politics, Jesus tradition in Paul, Jesus in extracanonical Gospels, and Jesus' parables, miracles, ...

In Jesus Name - The History and Beliefs of Oneness Penecostals

Deo Publishing, 2007

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