Contesting conversion : genealogy, circumcision, and identity in ancient Judaism and Christianity /

Contesting conversion : genealogy, circumcision, and identity in ancient Judaism and Christianity /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Thiessen, Matthew, 1977-
Imprint:	New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.
Description:	x, 246 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Jews -- Identity. Gentiles. Conversion -- Judaism. Circumcision -- Biblical teaching. Berit milah. Circumcision -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Berit milah. Circumcision -- Biblical teaching. Circumcision -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Conversion -- Judaism. Gentiles. Jews -- Identity.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8456884

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ISBN:	9780199793563 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0199793565 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780199793679 (ebook) 0199793670 (ebook)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Genealogy and Circumcision in the Hebrew Bible
1. Ishmael, Isaac, and Covenantal Circumcision in Genesis17
2. Uncircumcised and Circumcised Gentiles in the Hebrew Bible
Part II. Genealogy and Circumcision in Early Judaism and Christianity
3. Eighth-Day Circumcision in Jubilees
4. Jewishness as Genealogy in the Late Second Temple Period
5. Jews, Gentiles, and Circumcision in Early Christianity
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Ancient Authors Index
Author Index
Subject Index