Institute for the Classical Tradition
ANRW II.26.3, pp. 1937-1978
 
The First Decades of Jewish-Christian Relations: The Evidence of the New Testament (Gospels and Acts)
by Jack T. Sanders, Eugene, Oregon

Contents

I. Prior evidence: Paul

1938

1. Judaism and Jewish Christianity

1938

A. Paul persecuted and was persecuted

1938

B. The persecution was of Jewish Christians

1939

C. No Gentiles were persecuted

1939

2. Jewish Christianity and Gentile Christianity

1940

II. Inner Jewish conflict: Matthew and John

1941

1. John

1941

2. Matthew

1944

III. Synagogue persecution (punishment): Matthew and John

1946

1. John

1947

2. Matthew

1949

3. The stoning of Jewish-Christian missionaries

1950

IV. Christians defined as other

1953

1. John

1953

2. Luke-Acts

1954

3. Social science perspectives

1958

V. Gentile-Christian appropriation of Jewish tradition (Luke-Acts)

1959

VI. Competition between Jewish Christianity and Gentile Christianity (Acts)

1962

1. Paul is always opposed when he brings Gentiles in

1963

2. Social science perspectives

1965

3. Question of denunciation of Christians, including Gentiles, to state authorities

1966

A. Luke-Acts portrays such; but evidence from Matthew, Mark, and Pliny makes it questionable

1966

B. Perhaps happened once persecutions began; Luke retrojects this into Paul's day

1969

VII. Conclusion

1969
Bibliography 1969
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