Sanders, E. P. <br/><br/>
Jewish and Christian Self-Definition  Aspects of Judaism in the Graeco-Roman period  vol.2 
E. P. Sanders, A. I. Baumgarten, Alan Mendelson 
 - U.S.A.  SCM Press  1981 
 - 485tr.  Hardcover, illustrations  23cm 
 - Jewish and Christian self-definition .
<br/><br/> The series which this volume continues is an exploration of the way in which both Judaism and Christianity moved towards normative self-definition in the first centuries of the common era. Neither willingly settled for pluralism, but each chose a normative approach which determined what set of suppositions, values and practices would henceforward inform the corporate life of the group. Judaism became Rabbinic and Christianity Catholic. The first two volumes looked at Christianity and Judaism respectively 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca 30-600<br/>Judaism -- Relations -- Christianity -- History<br/>Rome -- Religion
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>270.1  / J59-S47