Negotiating Identities

Relying on archaeological remains and ancient sources, this book describes important identity formation processes within early Judaism and Christianity and shows how negotiations involving issues of ethnicity, stereotyping, purity, commensality, and institution building contributed to the formation of group identities.

This impressive collection of contributions by leading international experts provides comprehensive, thorough, and methodically innovative insights into the intersections and complex relationships between Judaism and Christianity in their historical, social, cultural, and religious contexts. This remarkable book is indispensable for anyone interested in the multifaceted identity formation and early interaction of both world religions from the Hellenistic-Roman period to Late Antiquity.

Karin Hedner Zetterholm is associate professor of Jewish Studies at Lund University.
Anders Runesson is professor of New Testament at the University of Oslo.
Cecilia Wassén is associate professor of New Testament Exegesis at Uppsala University.
Magnus Zetterholm is associate professor of New Testament Studies at Lund University.