Negotiating Identities

Karin Hedner Zetterholm is associate professor of Jewish Studies at Lund University. Anders Runesson is professor of New Testament at the University of Oslo.Cecilia Wassén is associate professor of New Testament Exegesis at Uppsala University. Magnus Zetterholm is associate professor of New Testament Studies at Lund University.

This impressive collection of contributions by leading international experts provides comprehensive, thorough, and methodically innovative insights into the intersections and complex relationships between Judaism and Christianity in their historical, social, cultural, and religious contexts. This remarkable book is indispensable for anyone interested in the multifaceted identity formation and early interaction of both world religions from the Hellenistic-Roman period to Late Antiquity.

• Introduction: Exploring the Intersection Between Judaism and Christianity in their Formative PhasesKarin Hedner Zetterholm, Anders Runesson, Cecilia Wassén, and Magnus Zetterholm1. Setting the Stage: The Variety of Judaism and the Origin of ChristianityJohn J. CollinsPart I. Polemics and Sectarian Identities (2nd Century BCE – 1st Century CE)2. Competition rather than Conflict: Identity Discourse in the Qumran Rule ScrollsJutta Jokiranta3. Meals, Identity, and Purity in the Qumran MovementCecilia Wassén4. Was Gentile Reclamation an Apocalyptic Apologetic? Ethnic Identities in the Book of Dreams as Precedent for Ethnic Reasoning in the Early Jesus MovementGenevive Dibley5. Slip-Slidin’ Away: Rethinking the ‘Parting of the Ways’Adele Reinhartz6. Where Do We Go from Here? Polemics and Sectarian IdentitiesAdela Yarbro CollinsPart II. Intra-Jewish Interaction and the Role of Non-Jews Within the Jesus Movement (2nd Century BCE – 1st Century CE)7. Gentile Alterity an