{"product_id":"the-jewish-jesus-9780691153902","title":"The Jewish Jesus","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReveals the crucial ways in which various Jewish heresies, including Christianity, affected the development of rabbinic Judaism. The author even shows that some of the ideas that the rabbis appropriated from Christianity were actually reappropriated Jewish ideas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter Schafer, Winner of the 2007 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation \"This volume combines several provocative theses. Schafer suggests that arguments in the Talmud against ostensibly heretical teachings are aimed not only at opponents of the rabbis but also at circles among the ancient rabbis themselves that found such teachings attractive... The author is a highly respected scholar of ancient Judaism, and the present book continues lines of thought that appeared in his earlier writings, including Jesus in the Talmud. This volume's presentation is erudite yet accessible. The arguments against scholars with other views are especially robust and forthright.\"--Choice \"Schafer's book is very illuminating and fascinating. The author examines a rich collection of rabbinic texts, which shed light and better understanding on many concepts included in the Old and New Testaments. His emphasis on the geographical distinction between Palestine and Babylonia, in the evaluation of the rabbinic sources is worthy of attention... [T]he book is an excellent presentation of the mutual interaction between the sister religions and deserves an important place amongst the studies about early Judaism and Christianity.\"--Miroslaw S. Wrobel, Biblical Annals \"There have been a number of revelatory books in recent decades on the relations between early Christianity and Judaism, especially on how each influenced the other. This book by Peter Schafer ... is among them.\"--Glenn W. Olsen, European Legacy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures ix  Acknowledgments xi  Abbreviations xiii  Introduction 1    Chapter 1. Different Names of God 21  Offerings 22  Creation 24  R. Simlai's Collection of Dangerous Bible Verses 27  The Bavli Collection 37  R. Simlai and Christianity 42    Chapter 2. The Young and the Old God 55  Chapter 3. God and David 68  Aqiva in the Bavli 70  The David Apocalypse 85  David in Dura Europos 94    Chapter 4. God and Metatron 103  Rav Idith and the Heretics 104  Metatron the Great Scribe 115  The Celestial High Priest 116  The Prince of the World 123  The Instructor of Schoolchildren in Heaven 125  Two Powers in Heaven 127  Akatriel 131  Metatron in Babylonia 138  Metatron and Christianity 141    Chapter 5. Has God a Father, a Son, or a Brother? 150  Chapter 6. The Angels 160  When Were the Angels Created? 160  God's Consultation with the Angels 165  Angels and Revelation 179  Veneration of Angels 188    Chapter 7. Adam 197  Chapter 8. The Birth of the Messiah, or Why Did Baby  Messiah Disappear? 214  The Arab 220  Elijah 222  The Messiah 223  The Mother of the Messiah 227  Christianity 228    Chapter 9. The Suffering Messiah Ephraim 236  Pisqa 34 238  Pisqa 36 242  Pisqa 37 261  Christianity 264    Notes 273  Bibliography 329  Index 343","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403789541719,"sku":"9780691153902","price":42.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691153902.jpg?v=1730484549","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-jewish-jesus-9780691153902","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}