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Overview


Although major New Testament figures--Jesus and Paul, Peter and James, Jesus' mother Mary and Mary Magdalene--were Jews, living in a culture steeped in Jewish history, beliefs, and practices, there has never been an edition of the New Testament that addresses its Jewish background and the culture from which it grew--until now. In The Jewish Annotated New Testament, eminent experts under the general editorship of Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Z. Brettler put these writings back into the context of their original authors and audiences. And they explain how these writings have affected the relations of Jews and Christians over the past two thousand years.

An international team of scholars introduces and annotates the Gospels, Acts, Letters, and Revelation from Jewish perspectives, in the New Revised Standard Version translation. They show how Jewish practices and writings, particularly the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, influenced the New Testament writers. From this perspective, readers gain new insight into the New Testament's meaning and significance. In addition, thirty essays on historical and religious topics--Divine Beings, Jesus in Jewish thought, Parables and Midrash, Mysticism, Jewish Family Life, Messianic Movements, Dead Sea Scrolls, questions of the New Testament and anti-Judaism, and others--bring the Jewish context of the New Testament to the fore, enabling all readers to see these writings both in their original contexts and in the history of interpretation. For readers unfamiliar with Christian language and customs, there are explanations of such matters as the Eucharist, the significance of baptism, and "original sin."

For non-Jewish readers interested in the Jewish roots of Christianity and for Jewish readers who want a New Testament that neither proselytizes for Christianity nor denigrates Judaism, The Jewish Annotated New Testament is an essential volume that places these writings in a context that will enlighten students, professionals, and general readers.

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In this first ever annotation by Jewish scholars and theologians of the New Testament, editors Levine (New Testament & Jewish studies, Vanderbilt Univ.) and Brettler (biblical studies, Brandeis Univ.) remark, "there is much in the New Testament that we find both beautiful and meaningful." Intended for scholarly and lay readers, Jewish as well as Christian, the volume aims to present the Revised Standard Version from a Jewish perspective and provide historical and literary context. Moreover, these annotations are meant to offer a thoughtful corrective to false notions regarding what the New Testament does—and does not—say about Jews, Judaism, and Jewish practices. Equally valuable are the 30 additional topical essays, such as Jewish responses to the New Testament, history and literature of the New Testament, mysticism, and Jesus in the rabbinic tradition. VERDICT Further enriched by maps, diagrams, and embedded conceptual discussions on topics like parables, law in Jewish practice, and the Pharisees, this very readable work provides much needed historical and literary background to the Jewish roots of Christianity. Highly recommended for New Testament history and literature students.—Sandra Collins, Byzantine Catholic Seminary Lib., Pittsburgh

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780195297706
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publication date: 11/15/2011
  • Pages: 700
  • Sales rank: 11,655
  • Product dimensions: 6.40 (w) x 9.50 (h) x 1.30 (d)

Meet the Author

Amy-Jill Levine is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies, and Professor of Jewish Studies at the Divinity School, College of Arts and Science, Graduate Department of Religion, and Program in Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN
Marc Z. Brettler is Dora Golding Professor of Biblical Studies at Brandeis University.

Table of Contents

The full text of the New Testament (in the New Revised Standard Version translation), each book introduced and annotated, plus a full selection of essays on historical and religious topics (e.g. the historical background of the Greco-Roman world in the years leading up to New Testament times).

Contributors

Alan J. Avery-Peck - 2 Corinthians Herbert Basser - James Daniel Boyarin - Logos, A Jewish Word: John's Prologue as Midrash Marc Zvi Brettler - Editor; The New Testament between the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) and Rabbinic Literature Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus - 3 John Shaye J. D. Cohen - Galatians; Judaism and Jewishness; Josephus Michael Cook - Philippians Pamela Eisenbaum - Hebrews Michael Fagenblat - Who Is my Neighbor? The Concept of Neighbor in Jewish and Christian Ethics Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert - Judaizers, Jewish Christians, and Others David Frankfurter - Revelation David Friedenreich - Food and Table Fellowship Julie Galambush - 2 John Aaron M. Gale - Matthew Joshua D. Garroway - Jews and Judeans: The Meanings of Ioudaios Barbara Geller - Philemon Gary Gilbert - Acts Martin Goodman - Jewish History, 331 BCE - 135 CE Leonard Greenspoon - The Septuagint Michael R. Greenwald - 2 Peter; The Canon of the New Testament Adam Gregerman - 2 Thessalonians Maxine Grossman - Ephesians; The Dead Sea Scrolls Susannah Heschel - Jesus in Modern Jewish Thought Martha Himmelfarb - Afterlife and Resurrection Tal Ilan - 2 Timothy Andrew Jacobs - Jude Jonathan Klawans - The Law Naomi Koltun-Fromm - 1 Timothy Jennifer Koosed - Titus Ross S. Kraemer - Jewish Family Life in the First Century CE Shira Lander - 1 Corinthians Daniel R. Langton - Paul in Jewish Thought Rebecca Lesses - Divine Beings David Levenson - Messianic Movements

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  • Posted May 14, 2012

    I just want to focus on one problem that this book is symptomat

    I just want to focus on one problem that this book is symptomatic of.

    The best parts of ancient Jewish culture are missing from it: the love of storytelling, shared memories of the recent past, and the fight for constitutional government, justice, and peace. Pharisaic/rabbinic culture accomplished some great things that Jesus fully participated in, including oral Torah. The editors give us almost none of it.

    It is not enough to tell us what Judaism was not (not legalistic, not ritualistic, etc.), which this book does very well. You have to tell us what Judaism was in its heart of hearts. The editors and authors do not capture the vibrancy and thrill of creating something new that Pharisees and rabbis explored to the hilt, and their incredible devotion to constitutional government.

    Presumably one of the editors’ goals is to get more Jews interested in the NT. Jews have never taken an interest for reasons that are complicated. Just one: There is no book of NT scholarship from which you will walk away with a strong positive feeling about ancient Jewish culture. This book is no exception. Why should Jews involve themselves in a subject that incorrectly teaches them that ancient Jews were primarily tribal and ritualistic and, for inexplicable reasons, were easily antagonized by a Rabbi Jesus/Joshua? There is some effort here to correct some misconceptions about ancient Judaism, but it is way too little, and the editors never challenge the traditional story of Jesus’ death which promotes these misconceptions.

    At a bare minimum, a book that claims to be a Jewish – never mind Jewish, how about historically accurate – annotated version of the NT should contain: 1) a discussion of the abundant rabbinic parallels to virtually every saying and parable of Jesus; the editors do point out some of this, but miss opportunity after opportunity to explore the richness of Jesus’ Pharisaic way of thinking; e.g., they completely overlook Jesus’ many allusions to chutzpah (an Aramaic word); and 2) the many places in the Gospels where Jesus refers to sayings and deeds of recent Jewish figures, such as Hillel, Honi, and Shimon ben Shetach, because Jesus and his audience shared these memories; this book misses every one.

    An example of one good thing they point out but inadequately: In a few places (2, 14, 130, 137, 505), they note Jesus’ use of the qal va-homer argument, which they explain too briefly. It does not vibrate with any great meaning. We never learn why Jesus and the Pharisees loved this form of argument so much.

    The worst part of the book is this: the editors reinforce the false and stereotyped image of Jewish leaders working with Rome to suppress Jewish troublemakers. They do next to nothing to question the traditional story of Jesus’ death at the instigation of Jewish leaders and the allegation of Judas’ betrayal (based on highly ambiguous evidence). All this is Christian theology, not Jewish history.

    There is no acknowledgment of the evidence in Josephus that demonstrates Jewish leaders would never have helped Rome arrest and prosecute a Jew, or the Gospel evidence that exonerates Jewish leaders. The editors once mention ‘paradidomi’, a very ambiguous word whose primary meaning is certainly not betray, at 1 Cor 11:23 but never tell their readers that the Gospels use the same word or that the evidence against Judas is equivocal. Christian scholars could have written this book. We're 100 years away from a Jewish NT.
    Leon Zitzer

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  • Posted May 3, 2012

    Good Resource for Jewish Jesus Studies

    I am keenly interested in understanding more about the Jewishness of Jesus. This seemed like an excellent resource for that study. I was a little disappointed in the study notes -- not many of them. But the stand-alone articles and sidebars more than make up for the lack of in-text notes.

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