The Jewish World Around the New Testament

Renowned biblical scholar Richard Bauckham believes that the New Testament texts cannot be adequately understood without careful attention to their Judaic and Second Temple roots. This book contains twenty-four studies that shed essential light on the religious and biblical-interpretive matrix in which early Christianity emerged. Bauckham discusses the "parting of the ways" between early Judaism and early Christianity and the relevance of early Jewish literature for the study of the New Testament. He also explores specific aspects or texts of early Christianity by relating them to their early Jewish context. Originally published by Mohr Siebeck, this book is now available as an affordable North American paperback edition.

Richard Bauckham (PhD, University of Cambridge) is emeritus professor of New Testament and Bishop Wardlaw Professor at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and a Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of numerous books, including The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple and Jesus and the Eyewitnesses.