A Portable God: The Origin of Judaism and Christianity
Many Christians and Jews believe that their faiths developed independently from each other, and that their religions are distinct, even antagonistic towards each other. A Portable God dramatically departs from the idea that the birth of Judaism and Christianity are two separate, unrelated events. Judaism and Christianity's origins are not seen as following a linear, chronological process that places the Israelites in the beginning, followed by the Jews, and finally the Christians. On the...
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A Portable God shows that both Judaism and Christianity emerge from the same religious tradition—that of ancient Israel—at the same time. By telling the common story of Jewish and Christian origins, A Portable God shows Jews and Christians as siblings, rather than as parent and child, showing that the similarities between Judaism and Christianity far outweigh their differences, ultimately fostering appreciation for the shared heritage of Judaism and Christianity.
Preface viiAcknowledgments ixIntroduction xiBiblical Studies Is Not Bible Study...and Vice Versa 1Israelite Religion and Its Legacy 21Hellenism and Apocalypticism: Globalization and Millennialism in a Different Era 45Sects and the City 73Communicating with God outside the Temple Walls 95Where Is God? Divine Presence in the Absence of the Temple 119"By What Authority Do You Say This?" Interpretation, Authority, and the Claim to Israel 139The Question of the Messiah 165Glossary 177Index 195
\ Jewish Book WorldThis volume provides an accessible introduction to the origins of Judaism and Christianity.\ \ \ \ \ The Progressive ChristianNoteworthy for its special contribution to the ongoing dialogue between Jews and Christians. Risa Levitt Kohn and Rebecca Moore have produced a careful, clearly written examination....This study makes a fundamental contribution in clarifying and modifying some traditional understandings of Judaism.\ \
