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Contesting Conversion: Genealogy, Circumcision, and Identity in Ancient Judaism and Christianity Thiessen, Matthew (Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, McMaster University)
Contesting Conversion: Genealogy, Circumcision, and Identity in Ancient Judaism and Christianity
Thiessen, Matthew (Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, McMaster University)
Matthew Thiessen offers a nuanced study of the nature of Jewish thought regarding Jewishness, circumcision, and conversion. Focusing on texts from the Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Judaism, and early Christianity, he gives a compelling account of the varieties of Judaism from which the Christian movement arose.
258 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 1, 2018 |
| ISBN13 | 9780190912703 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 258 |
| Dimensions | 234 × 155 × 18 mm · 417 g |
| Language | English |