The covenant in Judaism and Paul
Subtitle: a study of ritual boundaries as identity markers
By: by Ellen Juhl Christiansen.
Series: Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums,; 27; Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums ;; Bd. 27.
Publisher: E.J. Brill
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Leiden; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 396
Subjects: Bible. O.T. -- Theology.; Book of Jubilees -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Dead Sea scrolls.; Bible. N.T. Epistles of Paul -- Theology.; Covenant theology.
Description: The Covenant in Judaism and Paul deals with biblical and intertestamental uses of covenant and related rituals, challenging the view that baptism replaces circumcision, since baptism is entry into the new covenant, and showing that ritual boundaries are replaced or redefined since identity has changed. The investigation uses social categories, 'identity' as a term that offers an explanation for a group's selfunderstanding and 'boundary' as a term for entry rite of affirmation marker.

Part A looks at the Old Testament background to aspects of the covenant. Part B examines covenant identity and rituals in Palestinian Judaism as featured in Jubilees, the Temple Scroll, the Damascus Document, and the Community Rule. It includes a brief analysis of the baptism administered by John the Baptist. Part C analyses Paul's views on covenant, circumcision, and baptism against this background.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-360) and. index.