Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-222) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: noncanonical writings between early Judaism and early Christianity -- The status quaestionis: a brief history of research on early Judaism -- Early Judaism and modern culture: the unanswered questions -- Early Judaism and the Bible -- Early Judaism and philosophy -- Early Judaism and the politics of identity -- Early Judaism and the literary world -- Early Judaism and gender -- Early Judaism and ethics -- Early Judaism and interreligious dialogue -- Early Judaism between tradition and politics -- Early Judaism and rabbinic Judaism -- Early Judaism and the early church -- Postscript: early Judaism and modern culture: a theological approach.
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