Rabbinic literature & the New Testament
Subtitle: what we cannot show, we do not know
By: Jacob Neusner.
Publisher: Trinity Press International
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Valley Forge, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 195
Subjects: Bible. N.T. Gospels -- Extra-canonical parallels; Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism; Rabbinical literature -- Relation to the New Testament
Other titles: Rabbinic literature and the New Testament.
Description: Here is a sustained criticism of the "rather facile use" of rabbinic literature by New Testament scholarship. In particular, Neusner addresses the writings of Helmut Koester, Samuel Sandmel, Reginald Fuller, Harvey Falk, Geza Vermes, E.P. Sanders, S.J.D. Cohen, Morton Smith, John P. Meier, and Brad H. Young.

The book begins with a study of the characteristics of rabbinic literature and a demonstration of why this literature cannot be easily used for the kind of history New Testament scholarship proposes to produce. Then follow critiques of the writings by various New Testament scholars and the differences between Professor Neusner and his critics. A concluding section pays tribute to the New Testament field for all it has taught the author.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.