Overview
The pseudo-Clementine writings are one of the most intriguing and valuable sources for early Jewish Christianity. They offer a second- or third-century polemic against the form of Christianity that eventually won out, the Gentile-majority, law-free Christianity that took Paul as its champion. Carlson's interest here is in the highly unusual theory expressed in the Homilies that the Pentateuch is saturated with ""false pericopes,"" and that the teaching of Jesus, the ""true prophet,"" is the criterion for establishing what the Pentateuch really means. This, creative study examines the pseudo-Clementine writings and sheds light on our understanding of the early Jewish followers of Jesus.
Full Product Details
Author: Donald H. Carlson
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Imprint: Fortress Press,U.S.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.318kg
ISBN: 9780800699772
ISBN 10: 0800699777
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 September 2013
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
In a thorough and accessible monograph, Donald H. Carlson discusses the origins, logic and justification of the so-called false pericopes theory as found in the Pseudo-Clementine Homilies. This is an interesting and helpful contribution both to our understanding of evolving hermeneutical theories among early Christians and the extent to which such theories emerged from a wider Jewish, pagan, as well as Christian, world. James Carleton Paget University of Cambridge Jewish-Christian Interpretation of the Pentateuch illumines well late antique approaches to reading Scripture and offers a timely examination of the Pseudo-Clementine Homilies, a work that every scholar of early Christianity should know. Donald Carlson is to be commended for this fascinating study. Kelley CoblentzBautch St. Edward's University Carlson's work is a fresh exploration of one of the most curious aspects of the Pseudo-Clementine Homilies, namely its assumption that falsehoods exist within the Jewish Scripture. Understanding the theological layers of this assumption is key to unlocking this complex text as well as further illuminating the various ways Christians interpreted the Bible. Carlson's insightful analysis offers much-needed clarification on a cryptic subject. Kevin Vaccarella John Tyler Community College
Author Information
Donald H. Carlson teaches Classics at Xavier University in Cincinnati. He received his Ph.D. from Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion.
