Playing a Jewish Game by Michele Murray

Playing a Jewish Game by Michele Murray

Is it possible that early Christian anti-Judaism was directed toward people other than Jews? Michele Murray proposes that significant strands of early Christian anti-Judaism were directed against Gentile Christians. More specifically, it was directed toward Gentile Christian judaizers.

``Arguments and assumptions are presented thoroughly and consistentlyThe book is clearly written and can be assigned to undergraduates.'' -- American Historical Review, October 2005, 200512
``This carefully crafted and intellectually stimulating monograph is an admirable contribution to an important Canadian series on relations between Judaism and Christianity in the ancient world.'' -- Jay Newman -- Canadian Book Review Annual, 2006, 200702
``Playing a Jewish Game offers a new perspective upon history and religious definition that reverberates as vital to better understanding Judaism and Christianity alike in contemporary times.'' -- John Taylor -- The Midwest Book Review, September 2004, 200409
``There is much to commend Murray's presentation of the literature at her disposal. In collating the evidence, Murray is careful not to rely on outmoded arguments misconstruing the sources in light of preconceived notions about the relationships between Christianity and its parent religion in the early years of its development....Murray's book is a fine primer on the subject, accounting for a wide variety of materials and treating said materials in a responsible and constructive fashion.'' -- Joshua Ezra Burns -- Review of Biblical Literature, 2004, 200411
``Murray succeeds in providing an informed and thorough study of Gentile Christian judaizers that likely serves as a harbinger of future trajectories in the study of the relationship between early Christianity and Judaism.'' -- Shofar, 200411
``Playing a Jewish Game is praiseworthy for challenging deeply rooted yet inadequate identifications of the subjects and audiences of so-called `anti-Jewish' early Christian literature. Murray's work is notable also for employing a wide assortment of eveidnece, including canonical, non-canonical and patristic literature, all of which is introduced with requisite background information for readers who may be new to the texts. Murray's efforts at making her work approachable to both scholarly an dnon-scholarly readers will help to bring this complex problem to a wider audience.'' -- Tony Chartrand-Burke, York University -- Toronto Journal of Theology, Vol 21, no 2, Fall 2005, 200606
``By...encouraging us to look at [the adversus Judaeos] material from a new perspective, [Murray] has made a significant scholarly contribution. For this reason her work is to be warmly welcomed.'' -- Terence L. Donaldson, University of Toronto Quarterly, Letters in Canada 2004 -- 200606

Michele Murray is a specialist in Christian origins and an assistant professor in the Department of Religion at Bishop's University, Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada.

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ISBN 13	9780889204010
ISBN 10	0889204012
Title	Playing a Jewish Game
Author	Michele Murray
Series	Studies In Christianity And Judaism
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Year published	2004-04-30
Number of pages	224
Prizes	Short-listed for Grand Prix du Livre de la Ville de Sherbrooke 2006 (Canada)
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