Paul and Matthew Among Jews and Gentiles: Essays in Honour of Terence L. Donaldson(The Library of New Testament Studies)

Terence L. Donaldson’s scholarship in the field of New Testament studies is vital, as he has pressed scholars to pay closer attention to the complex relations between early Christ-followers—who were mostly non-Jews—and the Jewish matrix from which the narrative of the Christian proclamation comes from. This volume allows prominent New Testament scholars to engage Donaldson’s contributions, both to sharpen some of his conclusions and to honour him for his work. These essays are located at the intersections of three bodies of literature—Matthew, Paul and Second Temple Jewish Literature—and themes and questions that have been central to Donaldson’s work: Christian Judaism and the Parting of the Ways; Gentiles in Judaism and early Christianity; Anti-Judaism in early Christianity. With contributions ranging from remapping Paul within Jewish ideologies, and Paul among friends and enemies, to socio-cultural readings of Matthew, and construction of Christian Identity through stereotypes of the Scribes and Pharisees, this book provides a multi-scholar tribute to Donaldson’s accomplishments.

Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction Tabula Gratulatoria Section 1: Paul Paul Without Judaism: Historical Method over Perspective - Steve Mason, University of Groningen, the Netherlands A Displaced Jew: The Specific Nature of Paul’s Earthly Identity - Leif Vaage, University of Toronto, Canada The New Creation motif in Romans 8:18-27 in light of the book of Jubilees - Ronald Charles, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Did Paul Think in Terms of Two Age Dualism? - L. Ann Jervis, University of Toronto, Canada Remapping Paul within Jewish Ideologies of Inclusion - Matthew Thiessen, McMaster University, Canada Section 2: Matthew Beyond Universalism and Particularism: Rethinking Paul and Matthew on Gentile Inclusion - Anders Runesson, University of Oslo, Norway Matthew’s Trojan Horse: The Construction of Christian Identity in the Sermon on the Mount through a Stereotype of the Scribes and Pharisees - Stephen Black, Vancouver School of Theology, Canada From Tamar and Mary to Perpetua: Women and the Word in Matthew - Catherine Sider Hamilton, University of Toronto, Canada The “Parting of the Ways” and the Criterion of Plausibility - Adele Reinhartz, University of Ottawa, Canada Mark 14:51-52: A sociorhetorical reading of the text and conclusions drawn from the history of its interpretation - L. Gregory Bloomquist, St. Paul University, Canada and Michael A. G. Haykin, The Southern Baptist Seminary, USA Bibliography Index

About the Author :
Ronald Charles is Assistant Professor in Religious Studies at St. Francis Xavier University, Canada.

Review :
This book is essential for students and professors interested in these early Christian writings.