Distinguished Research Professor of Religious Studies at the University of South Florida and Professor of Religion at Bard College, New York.Bernard Idding Bell Professor of Religion at Bard College, New York.

`A handy text book that will raise questions in students' minds and will hopefully bring them to consider further the complex relationship of Judaism and Christianity''The work succeeds admirably in whetting the appetite of the reader and encouraging him to pursue comparative studies. Students of Rabbinic Judaism and of early Christianity will find this book to be a stimulating and informative resource.' - The Expository Times

• Introduction; Part 1 The Messiah in the Mishnah, in the Gospels, and in Acts; Chapter 1 What the Messiah Stands for in the Mishnah; Chapter 2 The Messiah in the Gospels and in Acts; Part 2 Who is the True Israel in Genesis Rabbah and in Paul?; Chapter 3 Israel as the Holy Family in Genesis Rabbah; Chapter 4 Body of Christ: Christianity’s Israel in 1 Corinthians and Romans; Part 3 The Meaning of History in Leviticus Rabbah and in Hebrews; Chapter 5 The Rule of Pagan Empires and the Kingdom of God in Leviticus Rabbah; Chapter 6 Christianity’s History and the Epistle to the Hebrews; Part 4 Death and Resurrection in the Talmud and in Origen; Chapter 7 The Death of Death in the Talmud of Babylonia; Chapter 8 Transformed Life: Christianity’s (And Origen’s) Resurrection; Part 5 Love of God in Song of Songs Rabbah and in Christian Eschatology; Chapter 9 Israel and God as Teen Age Lovers in Song of Songs Rabbah; Chapter 10 The Love of God in a Fallen World: Eschatology;

Distinguished Research Professor of Religious Studies at the University of South Florida and Professor of Religion at Bard College, New York.Bernard Idding Bell Professor of Religion at Bard College, New York.

`A handy text book that will raise questions in students' minds and will hopefully bring them to consider further the complex relationship of Judaism and Christianity''The work succeeds admirably in whetting the appetite of the reader and encouraging him to pursue comparative studies. Students of Rabbinic Judaism and of early Christianity will find this book to be a stimulating and informative resource.' - The Expository Times

• Introduction; Part 1 The Messiah in the Mishnah, in the Gospels, and in Acts; Chapter 1 What the Messiah Stands for in the Mishnah; Chapter 2 The Messiah in the Gospels and in Acts; Part 2 Who is the True Israel in Genesis Rabbah and in Paul?; Chapter 3 Israel as the Holy Family in Genesis Rabbah; Chapter 4 Body of Christ: Christianity’s Israel in 1 Corinthians and Romans; Part 3 The Meaning of History in Leviticus Rabbah and in Hebrews; Chapter 5 The Rule of Pagan Empires and the Kingdom of God in Leviticus Rabbah; Chapter 6 Christianity’s History and the Epistle to the Hebrews; Part 4 Death and Resurrection in the Talmud and in Origen; Chapter 7 The Death of Death in the Talmud of Babylonia; Chapter 8 Transformed Life: Christianity’s (And Origen’s) Resurrection; Part 5 Love of God in Song of Songs Rabbah and in Christian Eschatology; Chapter 9 Israel and God as Teen Age Lovers in Song of Songs Rabbah; Chapter 10 The Love of God in a Fallen World: Eschatology;

Distinguished Research Professor of Religious Studies at the University of South Florida and Professor of Religion at Bard College, New York.Bernard Idding Bell Professor of Religion at Bard College, New York.

`A handy text book that will raise questions in students' minds and will hopefully bring them to consider further the complex relationship of Judaism and Christianity''The work succeeds admirably in whetting the appetite of the reader and encouraging him to pursue comparative studies. Students of Rabbinic Judaism and of early Christianity will find this book to be a stimulating and informative resource.' - The Expository Times

• Introduction; Part 1 The Messiah in the Mishnah, in the Gospels, and in Acts; Chapter 1 What the Messiah Stands for in the Mishnah; Chapter 2 The Messiah in the Gospels and in Acts; Part 2 Who is the True Israel in Genesis Rabbah and in Paul?; Chapter 3 Israel as the Holy Family in Genesis Rabbah; Chapter 4 Body of Christ: Christianity’s Israel in 1 Corinthians and Romans; Part 3 The Meaning of History in Leviticus Rabbah and in Hebrews; Chapter 5 The Rule of Pagan Empires and the Kingdom of God in Leviticus Rabbah; Chapter 6 Christianity’s History and the Epistle to the Hebrews; Part 4 Death and Resurrection in the Talmud and in Origen; Chapter 7 The Death of Death in the Talmud of Babylonia; Chapter 8 Transformed Life: Christianity’s (And Origen’s) Resurrection; Part 5 Love of God in Song of Songs Rabbah and in Christian Eschatology; Chapter 9 Israel and God as Teen Age Lovers in Song of Songs Rabbah; Chapter 10 The Love of God in a Fallen World: Eschatology;