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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Autore principale: Bird, Michael 1974- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Stampa Libro
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Peabody, Mass. Hendrickson 2010
In:Anno: 2010
Recensioni:[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.)
Edizione:1. print.
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Proselita / Giudaismo ellenistico
B Giudaismo ellenistico / Missione
Altre parole chiave: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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Riepilogo: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
Descrizione del documento:Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Descrizione fisica:XVI, 208 S.
ISBN:159856434X