Birkat Ha-Minim revisited
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Marcus, J
Published in: New Testament Studies
October 1, 2009
J. Louis Martyn and others have argued that a decision by late first-century rabbis to introduce a liturgical curse against heretics (Birkat Ha-Minim) provides the background for early Christian passages about Christians being excluded from and cursed in synagogues. More recent scholars, however, have challenged the assumption that the earliest form of Birkat Ha-Minim referred to Christians and that the rabbis controlled the synagogues. The present article defends the basics of Martyn's reconstruction while nuancing the extent of rabbinic control in the early Christian centuries. It also suggests, however, that the original of Birkat Ha-Minim may have been a Qumranian curse on the Romans. © 2009 Cambridge University Press.
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New Testament Studies
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0028-6885
Publication Date
October 1, 2009
Volume
55
Issue
4
Start / End Page
523 / 551
Related Subject Headings
- Religions & Theology
- 5005 Theology
- 5004 Religious studies
- 4303 Historical studies
- 2204 Religion and Religious Studies
- 2103 Historical Studies
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Marcus, J. (2009). Birkat Ha-Minim revisited. New Testament Studies, 55(4), 523–551. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0028688509990063
Marcus, J. “Birkat Ha-Minim revisited.” New Testament Studies 55, no. 4 (October 1, 2009): 523–51. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0028688509990063.
Marcus J. Birkat Ha-Minim revisited. New Testament Studies. 2009 Oct 1;55(4):523–51.
Marcus, J. “Birkat Ha-Minim revisited.” New Testament Studies, vol. 55, no. 4, Oct. 2009, pp. 523–51. Scopus, doi:10.1017/S0028688509990063.
Marcus J. Birkat Ha-Minim revisited. New Testament Studies. 2009 Oct 1;55(4):523–551.
Published In
New Testament Studies
DOI
ISSN
0028-6885
Publication Date
October 1, 2009
Volume
55
Issue
4
Start / End Page
523 / 551
Related Subject Headings
- Religions & Theology
- 5005 Theology
- 5004 Religious studies
- 4303 Historical studies
- 2204 Religion and Religious Studies
- 2103 Historical Studies