Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries: How to Write Their History

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Introduction I. Varieties of Judaism and Christianity in Late Second Temple Times Paula Fredriksen, How Later Contexts Affect Pauline Content, or: Retrospect is the Mother of Anachronism Eyal Regev, Flourishing before the Crisis: Mapping Judaean Society in the First Century CE Baudouin Decharneux, The Carabas Affair (in Flacc 36-39): An Incident Emblematic of Philo's Political Philosophy Huub van de Sandt, The Jewishness of Jude-James-Hebrews in Light of Purity II. The Period of the Revolts 66-135 CE James B. Rives, Animal Sacrifice and Political Identity in Rome and Judaea Steve Mason, Why Did Judaeans Go to War with Rome in 66-67 CE? Realist-Regional Perspectives Adrian Goldsworthy, 'Men Casually Armed against Fully Equipped Regulars': The Roman Military Response to Jewish Resistance 63 BCE - 135 CE Joshua Schwartz, Yavne Revisited: Jewish 'Survival' in the Wake of the War of Destruction J. Andrew Overman, The Destruction of the Temple and the Conformation of Judaism and Christianity Zeev Safrai,Socio-Economic and Cultural Developments in the Galilee from the Late First to the Early Third Century CE III. Post-Revolt Jewish and Christian Identities John M.G. Barclay, 'Jews' and 'Christians' in the Eyes of Roman Authors c. 100 CE Marius Heemstra, The Fiscus Judaicus: Its Social and Legal Impact, and a Possible Relation with Josephus' Antiquities Peter J. Tomson, The Didache, Matthew, and Barnabas as Sources for Early Second Century Jewish and Christian History Adiel Schremer, Beyond Naming: Laws of Minim in Tannaic Literature and the Early Rabbinic Discourse of Minut Albert I. Baumgarten, The Rule of the Martian in the Ancient Diaspora: Celsus and His Jew Ishay Rosen-Zvi, Yetser Ha-Ra and Daimones: A Shared Jewish and Christian Discourse