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By Speck
Format:Hardcover
What a frustrating book! Boyarin ignores other biblical scholars' work and strikes out on his own. It's not as though the topic hasn't been examined by others....of whom Boyarin seems unaware. Note the endorsements of Boyarin's work don't come from respected scholars in the field (whether Jewish, Christian, or atheist). If you are looking for "the latest" news on the interaction between Judaism and the emerging Christian community, please see Peter Schäfer's 2012 book The Jewish Jesus: How Judaism and Christianity Shaped Each Other, published by Princeton University Press. This book is a much more difficult read, true, but a far better one, reflecting the wealth of knowledge of the scholarly community, and the difficult debates occurring among those who read and respect each other's work.
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By Joe Foy
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This small,lucid and very informative book describes many ways in which Jesus of Nazareth revered his Jewish heritage, and many Jewish customs of the day. Of special interest is Boyarin's convincing argument that the typical Christian understanding of the Pharisees is upside down and backwards, and thus also is our conventional grasp of the relationship between Jesus and the Pharisees [i.e. that Jesus was the more flexible and the Pharisees the more inflexible.] A jewel of a book, passing on to us insights from a long teaching career by a very prominant Jewish wise man. Definitely a "read this twice" book!
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By John
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Some people feel it's a provocation when somebody challenges well established stereotypes.(e.g. Trinity = idolatry - That's a stupid argument even if you don't believe in Trinity, and an indication that you have other fish to fry than critiquing Boyarin's book.) In our secular world Christianity as well as Judaism are well on their way into irrelevance and obscurity. At least that they have in common. Boyarin suggests that there is even more, - the main Christian doctrines have their roots in Judaism. This upsets Jews and Christians alike. Boyarin makes some compelling arguments that cross well established demarcation lines. Even if you don't follow his reasoning, wrestling with his arguments will help your faith mature. And that is a good thing.
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