Abstract
In the study of early Christianity, we often hear references to the Parting of the Ways as the process or result of Christianity declaring itself independent of its origins, and of Judaism reciprocally rejecting Christianity. The presence of Jewish groups and/or perspectives labeled Sadducees, Pharisees, Essenes, and more, comes straight from the ancient sources. Modern supplementation, by attempting to give actual social reality to ancient Jews with apocalyptic, wisdom, Enochic, hellenistic, or other foci, simply increases the possible one need to deal with. On the Christian side of the ledger, our ancient reporters mention especially docetics and gnostics of various stripes, and more vaguely Judaizers as well as chiliasts and the like. The naming process is relatively easy. Weighing the parts in relation to each other and to the respective surrounding worlds is quite another matter.Keywords: early Christianity; rabbinic Judaism
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