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Paul and Palestinian Judaism: A Comparison of Patterns of Religion Paperback – August 1, 1977

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Paul and Palestinian Judaism compares Judaism, understood on its own terms, with Paul, understood on his own terms. Sanders aims to:

Consider methodologically how to compare two (or more) related but different religions

Destroy the view of Rabbinic Judaism which is still prevalent in much, perhaps most, New Testament scholarship

Establish a different view of Rabbinic Judaism

Argue a case concerning Palestinian Judaism as a whole

Argue for a certain understanding of Paul

Carry out a comparison of Paul and Palestinian Judaism

This volume makes a contribution not only to the understanding of Paul and his relationship to Judaism, but also to the study of Judaism itself.
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    5.5 x 1.46 x 8.5 inches
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    0800618998
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0800618995
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E. P. Sanders is Arts and Sciences Professor of Religion Emeritus at Duke University and has taught at McMaster University and Queen's College, Oxford. His landmark works include, from Fortress Press, Comparing Judaism and Christianity (2016), Paul: The Apostle's Life, Letters, and Thought (2016), Judaism: Practice and Belief, 63 BCE-66 CE (2016; first published 1992), Jewish Law from Jesus to the Mishnah (2016; first published 1990), Jesus and Judaism (1985), and Paul, the Law, and the Jewish People (1983).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fortress Press; First Edition (August 1, 1977)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 627 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0800618998
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0800618995
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.65 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.46 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 87

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Russ
5.0 out of 5 stars Educational and thought provoking
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2018
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Professors panned this book (even though none of them read but I have read it twice and must commend Sanders for his research and very thoughtful analysis. Whether you agree or not, it will make you think and it will educate you on Jewish thought at the time of Paul.
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CVI
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2022
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This is one of the cornerstones of the new perspective on Paul. It is not an easy read,but his meticulous examination of second temple Judaism is necessary to appreciate the originality of Pauline thought.
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Frank D. Adams
5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific research tool
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2016
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Excellent research, fine writing, and easy to follow the premise and minor premises! I highly recommend this work. It is a terrific research tool.
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Steve Gee
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good!
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2023
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A detailed and fresh look at the Judaism of Paul's day and its relationship to Paul's thought on Christianity. The book is very scholastic though and the author spends many chapters critiquing hundreds of past New Testament scholars and finds fault with a majority of them, so be forewarned.
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Frank Jr.
5.0 out of 5 stars An interesting take on Paul and Judaism
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2007
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I appreciate Sanders branching out from traditional thought on Paul even if I do not agree with all of his arguments. I agree that Paul's belief was one of participationist eschatology (Paul also believed the end was near): the only way to become one of the People of God was through faith in Christ ("dying to Christ") and the old covenant was no longer sufficient. I agree that Paul had a connection to Judaism but, I do not agree with Sanders keeping with the ideal that Paul was a Pharisee just because Paul says so (he doesn't provide support for this). I found his `covenantal nomism' interesting but, I would like to do some more research on the subject.
Sanders' does touch on Paul's break from the Jewish religion and his Hellenistic ideals which was helpful in the quest to understanding Paul.
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slamRN
5.0 out of 5 stars A must classic for anyone interested in Judaism and early Christianity.
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2017
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A must classic for those people who want to understand the background of the people who wrote about Jesus of the Bible. A lot of meat to chew but well worth the effort.
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R McBurnett
5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Worthy Sequel
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2018
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As with all sequels, I was highly skeptical it would live up to the first movie. I assure you it does.
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M. Strong
5.0 out of 5 stars contemporary view of Paul
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2018
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Probably the best book on Paul, a very complex character, otherwise just read his letters.
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veronica gherghe
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 20, 2020
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ALEX BUSCH
5.0 out of 5 stars Obra muito importante para entender o contexto Judaico de Paulo e das igrejas primitivas
Reviewed in Brazil on May 3, 2018
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Certamente uma obra que lançou novo paradigma quanto ao contexto judaico em que o apóstolo Paulo e outros missionários atuaram para difundir a fé em Jesus como Messias. Passado 4 décadas ainda vale a pena ler e refletir sobre esta obra. A partir deste livro se percebeu que a compreensão anterior do Judaísmo na época de Paulo era deficiente e, desta feita surgiram novas propostas que continuam sendo debatidas.
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Ralph Bisschops
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Classic on Paul
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2014
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This book is one of the great scholarly classics on Paul in English. Among many other things, Sanders brilliantly clarifies the notion of "participation in the Spirit of Christ". For students of Paul this work is indispensable.
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Charles Soper
2.0 out of 5 stars Scholarly but flawed
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2008
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Here is an ambitious and thorough refutation of mainstream Protestant scholarly opinion on 1st century Judaism, Bultmann in particular, and two influential predecessors Bousset and Weber. He punctures their sloppy and careless treatment of Pharisaic thought as characterised by an insistence on works-righteousness, with detailed and repeated citations. It is slow, thorough and dense material. However Sanders' analysis is flawed largely in the opinion of Sanders' own rabbinic mentor by his partial grasp of the source material.

His reconstruction of Paul's thought and theology is the weakest and most controversial part of the volume, and is spoiled by his unbelief. One classic example of his assiduous scholarship is his description of Colossians as obviously too Pauline to be Paul's own work!

Paul's primary use of and reference to the Law does not so much quote the Rabbis' own teaching but expose the unseen implications of Sinai unveiled for their 'covenant nomism' (to use EPS' phrase) when faith in the full and free atonement that lies at the very heart of Torah is denied.

Sanders' may have laudably desired to remove the sting of anti-Semitism from Protestant theology (in fact he seems to disclaim this), but the product of his work is a confused and diluted theology of the covenants, the Law and of Paul that satisfies noone.
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