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The Limits of Rabbinic Authority in Antiquity

The Limits of Rabbinic Authority in Antiquity

The limits of rabbinic authority in antiquity are critical to our discussion on the relationship between emerging Jewish and Christian identities. The rabbinic class undoubtedly had influence and even power, but it tempered by a number of factors that are important to...

Jesus Oriented Judaisms?

Jesus Oriented Judaisms?

The third episode behinds the discussion on the intermediate groups that lay between Judaism and Christianity in antiquity. Karin Zetterhold designates some of these groups occupying the middle ground of identity as Jesus-oriented Judaisms. They undoubtedly saw...

The Relationship between Jews and Christians

The Relationship between Jews and Christians

We continue our discussion on the complex relationship between Jews and Christians in antiquity. In this episode we begin to raise fundamental questions regarding what does it mean when we talk about Jewishness. Check out the latest episode at the following link:...