Historical Research
Early Christianity and Judaism: The Troubled Relationship
Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Senior
Major
History
Minor
Anthropology
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Dr. Aaron Irvin
Presentation Format
Event
Abstract/Description
As Christianity began its shift from a subset of Judaism into a separate religion unable to completely distance itself Jewish roots. The evolution of Early Christianity influenced and was influenced by the simultaneous development of Rabbinic Judaism, despite its rejection and othering of Judaism in Roman society. This paper seeks to examine the continued development of Early Christianity through the lens of their continued interactions with Judaism rather than the more predominant Greco-Roman lens. Examination of Judaism in relation to the development of Early Christianity emerged during the mid-twentieth century and was largely ignored throughout Christianity’s long history.
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Historical Research
Early Christianity and Judaism: The Troubled Relationship
As Christianity began its shift from a subset of Judaism into a separate religion unable to completely distance itself Jewish roots. The evolution of Early Christianity influenced and was influenced by the simultaneous development of Rabbinic Judaism, despite its rejection and othering of Judaism in Roman society. This paper seeks to examine the continued development of Early Christianity through the lens of their continued interactions with Judaism rather than the more predominant Greco-Roman lens. Examination of Judaism in relation to the development of Early Christianity emerged during the mid-twentieth century and was largely ignored throughout Christianity’s long history.