The Jerusalem temple and early Christian identity / [manuscript] /
The Jerusalem temple
Timothy Wardle.
- T bingen, Germany : Mohr Siebeck, c2010.
- x, 288 p. ; 24 cm.
- Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. II, 291 0340-9570 ; .
- Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament., 2. Reihe ; 291. .
Slightly revised and expanded version of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--Duke University, Durham, 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-263) and indexes.
Introduction -- The centrality of the the Jerusalem temple and high priesthood in Second Temple Judaism -- Reactions to the influence of the Jerusalem temple and priesthood -- The emergence of alternative temples -- The Jerusalem temple and early Christian identity -- Concluding reflections and implications.