A Radical Jew: Paul and the Politics of Identity Volume 1

by Daniel Boyarin

Book Overview

Daniel Boyarin turns to the Epistles of Paul as the spiritual autobiography of a first-century Jewish cultural critic. What led Paul--in his dramatic conversion to Christianity--to such a radical critique of Jewish culture?

Paul's famous formulation, "There is neither Jew nor Greek, no male and female in Christ," demonstrates the genius of Christianity: its concern for all people. The genius of Judaism is its validation of genealogy and cultural,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520212142
• ISBN13: 9780520212145
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 8.9"