02540cam a2200361 a 4500 15839654 AUA.1 20150413145505.0 090728s2010 mau b 001 0 eng 2009031144 9781598564341 (alk. paper) 159856434X (alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn430054695 DLC DLC YDX DLC eng grc heb BM 729 .P7 B57 2010 296.6/90937 22 Bird, Michael F. 31369 Crossing over sea and land : Jewish missionary activity in the Second Temple period / Michael F. Bird. Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, c2010. xvi, 208 p. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Introduction. Excursus: "Jews" and "Judaism" -- Defining "mission" and "conversion" in the ancient world. Mission and conversion : sociological and ideological elements ; Excursus 1: God-fearers ; Excursus 2: Proselytism and demographics -- Jewish missionary activity in Palestine. Forced conversions in Palestine -- Qumran ; Matthew 23:15 ; Inscriptions from Palestine ; Rabbinic literature -- Jewish missionary activity in the diaspora. Socioreligious context of the diaspora ; Pagan attraction to Judaism ; Josephus ; Philo ; Apologetic-propagandistic literature ; Greek and Latin literature -- Evidence from the New Testament and early Christian literature. An early Jewish Christian mission to gentiles ; Missionary competition between Jews and Christians -- Conclusion. Proselytizing Judaism History. 31370 Judaism History Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D. 31371 Judaism Relations. 31372 Jews History 586 B.C.-70 A.D. 31373 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BOOK BM 729 .P7 B57 2010 9088 9088 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2013-02-06 Donation, Theological Book Network 15.00 AUA012501 BM 729 .P7 B57 2010 AUA012501 2013-02-06 00:00:00 15.00 2013-02-06 BOOK 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2014-06-30 Donation, Theological Book Network 15.00 AUA015530 2 1 BM 729 .P7 B57 2010 AUA015530 2015-04-13 00:00:00 2015-04-09 2 15.00 2014-06-30 BOOK