The Ways That Often Parted
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
THE WAYS THAT OFTEN PARTED Press SBL E ARLY CHRISTIANITY AND ITS LITERATURE D avid G. Horrell, General Editor Editorial Board: Amy-Jill Levine Dale B. Martin Laura S. Nasrallah Anders Runesson Matthew Thiessen N umber 24 Press SBL THE WAYS THAT OFTEN PARTED E ssays in Honor of Joel Marcus Edited by L ori Baron, Jill Hicks-Keeton, and Matthew Thiessen Press SBL Atlanta Copyright © 2018 by Society of Biblical Literature A ll rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by means of any information storage or retrieval system, except as may be expressly permit- ted by the 1976 Copyright Act or in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission should be addressed in writing to the Rights and Permissions Office,S BL Press, 825 Hous- ton Mill Road, Atlanta, GA 30329 USA. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Baron, Lori, editor. | Hicks-Keeton, Jill, 1983– editor. | Thiessen, Matthew, 1977– editor. | Marcus, Joel, 1951– honoree. Title: The ways that often parted : essays in honor of Joel Marcus / edited byL ori Baron, Jill Hicks-Keeton, and Matthew Thiessen. Description: Atlanta : SBL Press, [2018] | Series: Early Christianity and its literature ; number 24 | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Identifiers:L CCN 2018033060 (print) | LCCN 2018043496 (ebook) | ISBN 9780884143161 (ebk.) | ISBN 9780884143154 | ISBN 9780884143154 (hbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781628372168 (pbk. : alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Christianity and other religions—Judaism. | Judaism—Relations— Christianity. | Church history—Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. | Judaism— History—Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D. Classification: LCC BM535 (ebook) | LCC BM535 .W2933 2018 (print) | DDC 261.2/ 609015—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018033060 Press Printed on acid-free paper. SBL Contents Cursus Vitae for Joel Marcus ..........................................................................ix Abbreviations ................................................................................................ xvii Introduction Lori Baron, Jill Hicks-Keeton, and Matthew Thiessen ..........................1 Samaritans, Jews, and Christians: Multiple Partings and Multiple Ways Timothy Wardle ........................................................................................15 John and Jesus in Josephus: A Prelude to the Parting of the Ways Albert I. Baumgarten ...............................................................................41 Paul, the Animal Apocalypse, and Abraham’s Gentile Seed Matthew Thiessen .....................................................................................65 Unveiling Death in 2 Corinthians Susan Grove Eastman ..............................................................................79 “Being a Jew and Living as a Gentile”: Paul’s Storytelling and the Relationship of Jews and Gentiles according to Galatians 2 Michael Winger ......................................................................................103 The Epiphany of Christ and the Identity of Scripture John M. G. Barclay .................................................................................123Press Was Mark a Supersessionist? Two Test Cases from the Earliest Gospel Suzanne Watts Henderson ....................................................................145 Sinai, Covenant, and Innocent Blood Traditions in Matthew’s Blood Cry (Matt 27:25) Claudia SSBLetzer .........................................................................................169 vi Contents The Shema in Mark and John and the Parting of the Ways Lori Baron ...............................................................................................187 The Johannine Community under Attack in Recent Scholarship Martinus C. de Boer ...............................................................................211 “Among You Stands One Whom You Do Not Know” (John 1:26): The Use of the Tradition of the Hidden Messiah in John’s Gospel Susan Miller ............................................................................................243 John Makes a Way: A Narrative-Critical Reading of Psalm 69 in John 2:17 Jill Hicks-Keeton ....................................................................................265 Christian Persecutions and the Parting of the Ways Bart D. Ehrman ......................................................................................283 Why Ignatius Invented Judaism Daniel Boyarin ........................................................................................309 The Paraleipomena Jeremiou and Anti-Judaism Dale C. Allison Jr. ...................................................................................325 “The Blessed Land and the Inheritance of Israel”: The Old Testament and Judaism in a Fourth-Century Refutation of Marcion Lucas Van Rompay .................................................................................353 Narrative and Counternarrative: The Jewish Antigospel (The Toledot Yeshu) and the Christian Gospels Philip S. Alexander .................................................................................377 List of Contributors .......................................................................................403 Ancient Sources Index ..................................................................................405 Modern Authors Index .................................................................................414Press SBL Cursus Vitae of Joel Marcus 1951 Born in Harvey, Illinois 1979 Graduated with a BA in Jewish History and Civilization from New York University 1981 Graduated with an MA in New Testament from Columbia University/Union Theological Seminary 1983 Graduated with an MPhil in New Testament from Colum- bia University/Union Theological Seminary 1985 Graduated with a PhD in New Testament from Columbia University/Union Theological Seminary 1985–1992 Assistant Professor of New Testament, Princeton Theolog- ical Seminary 1988–1989 Visiting Scholar, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 1992–1999 Lecturer in Biblical Studies, University of Glasgow 1992–1999 Coeditor, Studies in the New Testament and Its World (T&T Clark) 1996 Visiting Professor, University of Oslo 1998–2001 Editorial board member, Journal for the Study of the New Testament 1999–2001 Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins, Boston University School of Theology 1999–2003 Cochair, Biblical Theology Consultation, Society of Bibli- cal Literature 2000–present Member, The Biblical TheologiansPress 2001–present Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins, Duke Divinity School 2001–2004 Editorial board member, Interpretation 2001–2005 Editorial board member, New Testament Studies 2003–2006 Member, Working Group on the Identity of Jesus, Center for Theological Inquiry, Princeton 2004–2005 Fellow, National Humanities Center SBL-vii - viii Cursus Vitae of Joel Marcus 2011–present Member, Duodecim Theological Society Publications 1982 ◆ “The Evil Inclination in the Epistle of James.” CBQ 44 (1982): 606–21. 1984 ◆ “Mark 4:10–12 and Markan Epistemology.” JBL 103 (1984): 557–74. 1986 ◆ “The Evil Inclination in the Letters of Paul.” IBS 8 (1986): 8–21. ◆ The Mystery of the Kingdom of God. SBLDS Series 90. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1986. ◆ Review of The Writings of the New Testament: An Interpretation, by Luke Timothy Johnson. PSB 7 (1986): 296–98. 1987 ◆ Review of Mark: A New Translation with Introduction and Commen- tary, by C. S. Mann. ThTo 44 (1987): 301. 1988 ◆ “Entering into the Kingly Power of God.” JBL 107 (1988): 663–75. ◆ “The Gates of Hades and the Keys of the Kingdom (Matt 16:18–19).” CBQ 50 (1988): 443–55. ◆ “‘Let God Arise and End the Reign of Sin!’ A Contribution to the Study of Pauline Parenesis.” Bib 69 Press(1988): 386–95. ◆ “Paul at the Areopagus: Window on the Hellenistic World.” BTB 18 (1988): 143–48. ◆ Review of Messianic Exegesis: Christological Interpretation of the Old Testament in Early Christianity, by Donald Juel. ThTo 45 (1988): 263. SBL Cursus Vitae of Joel Marcus ix 1989 ◆ Apocalyptic and the New Testament: Essays in Honor of J. Louis Martyn. Edited by Joel Marcus and Marion L. Soards. JSNTSup 24. Sheffield: JSOT, 1989. ◆ “The Circumcision and theU ncircumcision in Rome.” NTS 35 (1989): 67–81. ◆ “TheE pistle of James.” Pages 339–43 in vol. 2 of The Books of the Bible. Edited by Bernhard W. Anderson. New York: Scribners, 1989. ◆ “In the World but Not of It.” Katallagete 11 (1989): 22–28. ◆ “Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice: A Theological Reflection.” ThTo 46 (1989): 288–98. ◆ “Mark 9:11–13: ‘As It Has Been Written.’” ZNW 80 (1989): 42–63. ◆ “Mark 14:61: ‘Are You the Messiah-Son-of-God?’” NovT 31 (1989): 125–41. ◆ “‘The Time Has Been Fulfilled!’ (Mark 1:15).” Pages 49–68 in Apoc- alyptic and the New Testament: Essays in Honor of J. Louis Martyn. Edited by Joel Marcus and Marion L. Soards. JSNTSup 24. Sheffield: JSOT, 1989. ◆ Review of The End of Christendom, by Malcolm Muggeridge, and The First Coming: How the Kingdom of God Became Christianity, by ThomasS heehan. Katallagete 11 (1989): 22–28. ◆ Review of Messianic Exegesis: Christological Interpretation of the Old Testament in Early Christianity, by Donald Juel. CBQ 51 (1989): 373– 75. 1990 ◆ “The Pharisee and the Tax Collector.” PSB 11 (1990): 138–42. ◆ Review of The Demise of the Devil: Magic and the Demonic in Luke’s Writings, by Susan R. Garrett. PSB 1 (1990): 295–96. ◆ Review of Das