Crossing over sea and land : Jewish missionary activity in the Second Temple period

Publication Data

• Title Crossing over sea and land : Jewish missionary activity in the Second Temple period
• Author Michael F. Bird
• Publisher Hendrickson Publishers
• Publication date 2010
• Publication location Peabody, Mass.
• Language English

Contents

Introduction. Excursus: "Jews" and "Judaism"
Defining "mission" and "conversion" in the ancient world. Mission and conversion : sociological 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.

Topics

• Proselytizing :: Judaism :: History
• Judaism :: History :: Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
• Judaism :: Relations
• 015495789

Crossing over sea and land : Jewish missionary activity in the Second Temple period by Michael F. Bird. ISBN 9781598564341. Published by Hendrickson Publishers in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.