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Ancient Jewish and Christian perceptions of crucifixion / David W. Chapman.
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TextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, 2010, c2008.Description: xi, 321 p. ; 23 cmISBN: - 9780801039058
- 0801039053
- 232.963 C266A
- HV8569 .C43 2010
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Summary: The author examines Second Temple and early rabbinic literature and material remains to demonstrate the range of ancient Jewish perceptions. He also surveys ancient Jewish historical accounts of crucifixion, magical literature, and the proverbial use of crucifixion imagery. The volume pays special attention to Jewish interpretations of key Old Testament texts and early Christian literature that reflects on Jewish perceptions of the cross in antiquity. --from publisher description
Introduction -- Crucifixion and suspension in extra-Biblical Jewish historical narratives -- Biblical suspension texts and tradition -- Crucifixion in symbology and magic -- Crucifixion in imagery, proverb, and case law -- Perceptions of crucifixion in Ancient Jewish communities: a summary -- Jewish perceptions of Jesus' crucifixion and the Early Church -- Appendix: Two fragmentary Qumran texts.
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Rev. version of the author's thesis (Ph.D) -- University of Cambridge, 2000.
Originally published by: Tübingen, Germany : Mohr Siebeck, 2008..
Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-291) and indexes.
Introduction -- Crucifixion and suspension in extra-Biblical Jewish historical narratives -- Biblical suspension texts and tradition -- Crucifixion in symbology and magic -- Crucifixion in imagery, proverb, and case law -- Perceptions of crucifixion in Ancient Jewish communities: a summary -- Jewish perceptions of Jesus' crucifixion and the Early Church -- Appendix: Two fragmentary Qumran texts.
The author examines Second Temple and early rabbinic literature and material remains to demonstrate the range of ancient Jewish perceptions. He also surveys ancient Jewish historical accounts of crucifixion, magical literature, and the proverbial use of crucifixion imagery. The volume pays special attention to Jewish interpretations of key Old Testament texts and early Christian literature that reflects on Jewish perceptions of the cross in antiquity. --from publisher description
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