Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Institutional authority; Recovering Eden: the theoretical politics of Rabbinic Judaism; Apostles and bishops: a polarity of power in earliest Christianity; Charismatic authority; What ended with prophecy, and what happened then in Rabbinic Judaism; Charismata of guidance in primitive and early Christianity; Scriptural authority; The commanding voice of Scripture in Rabbinic Judaism; The conciliar voice of Scripture in Christianity; Notes; Index
Summary
In this erudite book, Bruce Chilton and Jacob Neusner provide a study of the comparisons and contrasts between formative Christianity and Judaism
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-189) and index
