Earliest Christianity Within the Boundaries of Judaism ― Essays in Honor of Bruce Chilton

After setting out a methodology, scholars of the New Testament look at the earliest Christianity in its Judaic setting, present Gospel studies, and consider the history and meaning of the early days in the later church. Their topics include critical issues in the formation of the Hebrew Bible, few and far between: the life of a creed, an Aramaic parable in a Greek Gospel: the quest for the original meaning of the vineyard parable, the misunderstood New Testament texts Mark 2:23 and Galatians 2:1, and the Eucharist in the earliest Christian communities. Annotation c2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Alan Avery-Peck is Kraft-Hiatt Professor of Judaic Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts.Craig A. Evans is the John Bisagno Distinguished Professor of Christian Origins at Houston Baptist University in Texas. He is the author of several books on Jesus and the Gospels and the Jewish setting of early Christianity.Jacob Neusner is Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of the History and Theology of Judaism and Senior Fellow, Institute of Advanced Theology, at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.