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Presumed Guilty: How the Jews Were Blamed for the Death of Jesus - Softcover

Peter J. Tomson

 
9780800637071: Presumed Guilty: How the Jews Were Blamed for the Death of Jesus

Synopsis

A premier New Testament scholar explores how Jesus'trial and execution are portrayed in the New Testamentand how that portrayal has affected biblical studies, Christiantheology, and Jewish-Christian relations through history.Tomson has written an accessible, responsible analysis of thebiblical accounts of Jesus' death, demonstrating how, throughcompounded misunderstandings, they contributed toanti-Jewish sentiment in the early church and later history.Tomson's question of how Jesus is to be understood in hisfirst-century Judean context is a critical one not only for biblicalscholars, but for anyone concerned about human rightsand interreligious dialogue today.

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About the Author

Peter J. Tomson is Professor of New Testament and Patristics at the University of Brussels Theological Faculty in Belgium. He is co-editor of The Image of the Judaeo- Christians in Ancient Jewish and Christian Literature (2003) and author of Paul and the Jewish Law (Fortress Press, 1990).

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