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Ecumenism in postwar Asia, institutionalized in the Christian Conference of Asia, displayed a remarkable this-worldliness from its inception in the 1940s. This tendency was in contrast to the tension between the church-centric and world-centric approaches to Christian mission that marked conciliar mission thinking in the West. This work examines the development of such this-worldly holiness in Asian ecumenism, focusing on M. M. Thomas of India and C. S. Song from Taiwan.Special attention is drawn to the idea of ""God's this-worldly presence"" that considers God as redemptively at work in world history apart from the church. The study first compares the development of this-worldly holiness in the West and Asia and then examines the thinking of Thomas and Song. The chapters on these two theologians discuss their backgrounds, the basic concerns motivating their intellectual searches, and responses to the questions arising from such concerns. These chapters also try to understand how these theologians view the relationship between God and the world. In so doing, the study highlights the significance of the idea of God's this-worldly presence shared by Thomas and Song in spite of differences in their backgrounds, approaches, and theological formulations.Having compared Thomas and Song, the study concludes that the idea of God's this-worldly presence became central to Asian ecumenism because it offered a common unifying vision to Asian Christians who come from a region characterized by tremendous diversity. The idea helped them to see the diverse peoples, cultures, and religions in Asia under one God who transcends the diversity and still takes it seriously.Ken Christoph Miyamoto received his PhD in Mission and Ecumenics from Princeton Theological Seminary and is currently Associate Professor of Christian Studies at Kobe Shoin Women's University, Kobe, Japan.

Aquinas, Custom, and the Coexistence of Infused and Acquired Cardinal VirtuesWilliam C. Mattison III Elevated Virtue?Angela Knobel Moral Virtues, Charity, and Grace: Why the Infused and Acquired Virtues Cannot Co-ExistJean Porter Catholic Social Teaching, Love and Thomistic Moral PreceptsDaniel R. DiLeo Economic Rights, Reciprocity, and Modern Economic TraditionAndrew Beauchamp and Jason A. Heron Local Authoritarianism as a Barrier to DemocracyCristina L.H. Traina Rectifying Political Leadership Through a Just Peace EthicEli McCarthy and Leo Lushombo Book Reviews

Introduction A Peek at Renewal in Contemporary Moral Theology: The Pinckaers SymposiumWilliam C. Mattison, III and Matthew Levering Moral Theology in Service of the Work of the Spirit: Synthesizing Pinckaers and Pope Francis Against Moralities of ObligationDavid Cloutier Irregular Unions and Moral Growth in Amoris LaetitiaDavid Elliot Instinctus and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Explaining the Development in St. Thomas's Teaching on the Gifts of the Holy SpiritJames W. Stroud Aquinas on the Fruits of the Holy Spirit as the Delight of the Christian LifeFr. Anton ten Klooster A New Look at the Last End: Noun and Verb, Determinate Yet Capable of GrowthWilliam C. Mattison III The Virtue of Equity and the Contemporary WorldElisabeth Rain Kincaid Pinckaers and Haring on ConscienceMatthew Levering Quaestiones Disputatae de PinckaersTom Angier

IntroductionMatthew J. Gaudet and James F. Keenan, S.J. University Ethics and Contingent FacultyJames F. Keenan, S.J. Saying No to an Economy that Kills: Undermining Mission and Exploiting Vocation in Catholic Higher EducationKerry Danner Adjunct Unionization on Catholic Campuses: Solidarity, Theology, and MissionDebra Erickson The Threat to Academic Freedom and the Contingent ScholarLincoln R. Rice Contingency, Gender, and the Academic TableKaren Peterson-Iyer The Spiritual Crisis of Contingent FacultyClaire Bischoff Departmental Chair as Faculty Advocate and Middle ManagerElizabeth Hinson-Hasty Toward an Inclusive Faculty CommunityMatthew J. Gaudet

ChristologyVolume 2, Number 1, January 2013 Edited by Christopher McMahon and David Matzko McCarthy Christology and the Christian LifePaul J. Wadell Christology and Moral Theology Paulinus Ikechkwu Odozor, C.S.Sp The Light Burden of Discipleship: Embodying the New Moses and Wisdom in the Gospel of Matthew Patricia Sharbaugh Paul and the Cruciform Way of God in Christ Michael J. Gorman Modern Pluralism or Divine Plentitude? Toward a Chritological Ontology Elizabeth Newman Christ, Globalization, and the ChurchNeil Ormerod Body Work and the Work of the BodyJey P. Bishop Review Essay: Beyond the Historical Jesus: Embracing Christology in Scripture, Doctrine, and EthicsChristopher McMahon

Too often the negative characterization of "others" in the biblical text is applied to groups and persons beyond the text whom we wish to define as the Other. Otherness is a synthetic and political social construct that allows us to create and maintain boundaries between "them" and "us." The other that is too similar to us is most problematic. This book demonstrates how proximate characters are constructed as the Other in the Acts of the Apostles. Charismatics, Jews, and women are proximate others who are constructed as the external and internal Other.

"The author of Hebrews is arguing that God himself has brought about the fulfillment of these institutions through his Son's priesthood, his once-for-all sacrifice, and the new covenant he inaugurated in the last days. These new institutions are never denied the Jews. In fact, the context of the epistle presumes that these are primarily for the Jews, considering that the author was speaking to a Jewish-Christian community. The author is not arguing for the abandonment by God of the Jewish people, but rather for the abandonment of the shadowy means by which God's people drew near to him. It is here we can speak of a qualified supersessionism. According to the author of Hebrews, the Levitical priesthood, the Mosaic covenant, and the Levitical sacrifices have been superseded by Jesus' priesthood, the new covenant, and Jesus' once-for-all sacrifice. "However, we conclude that the polemical passages in Hebrews do not promote hatred of the Jews, nor do they advocate the destruction of the Jewish people. Rather, the author of Hebrews stresses the fulfillment of specific Jewish institutions for the benefit of the Jews. It is this idea of fulfillment that rules out the charge that the epistle promotes the supercession of the Jewish people. Because of God's great love for his people, he has provided a superior way by which his people can draw near to him." --from the Conclusion

The Epistle of James is a collection of essays that applies to the book of James linguistic methods of analysis that are based on the same theoretical framework, namely Systemic-Functional Linguistics. This volume is unique in that it provides a theoretically consistent and unified approach to a single New Testament book, which makes the whole volume useful for researchers and students of James. Each essay makes its own creative use of this linguistic perspective to engage important critical questions and to pave new ground for Jacobean scholarship based on linguistic analysis. Various topics in this volume include the textual structure and cohesion of the letter, intertextuality, rhetorical strategies, ideological struggle, interpersonal relations, and other topics related to the letter's social context and language use. 

CONTRIBUTORS: E. Byron Anderson, K. K. Yeo, Margaret Eletta Guider, OSF, Lester Edwin J. Ruiz, Brent Waters, Namsoon Kang, Luis R. Rivera, and David Esterline.Theological education in the United States finds itself in untested circumstances today. Rapid social change is creating an increasing multicultural, multiracial, and multireligious context for leadership formation. At the same time, international enrollment, cross-border educational initiatives, student and faculty exchanges, and more are connecting US theological schools with a global community of Christian teaching and learning. How do US theological institutions ""locate"" themselves within this global ecology of theological formation so as to be both responsible participants and creative shapers within it? That is, how do they discern their proper place and role? It is questions like these that the contributors to this volume explore. Building on the decades-long discussion about the globalization of US theological education, this book argues that, in engaging such questions, US theological institutions have much to gain from a sustained conversation with the burgeoning literature on the internationalization of American higher education. This research offers theological institutions a trove of insights and cautionary tales as they seek to discern their rightful place and role in educating leaders in and for a global Christian church.CONTRIBUTORS: E. Byron Anderson, K. K. Yeo, Margaret Eletta Guider, OSF, Lester Edwin J. Ruiz, Brent Waters, Namsoon Kang, Luis R. Rivera, and David Esterline""This book raises a courageous prophetic call for the community of theological institutions in the United States to discern the blowing of the Spirit''s wind in the world and to take an audacious step towards globalization, which the authors argue would serve its future and global Christianity''s.""--Wonsuk Ma, Distinguished Professor of Global Christianity, Oral Roberts University""Theological schools in the US have a choice: we can learn about them, we can learn from them, and we can open ourselves to being changed by theological educators around the globe. This excellent volume of essays tutors in each of these ways.""--Kathleen A. Cahalan, Professor of Practical Theology, Saint John''s University School of Theology and SeminaryHendrik R. Pieterse is Associate Professor of Global Christianity and Intercultural Theology at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois.

Aquinas, Custom, and the Coexistence of Infused and Acquired Cardinal VirtuesWilliam C. Mattison IIIElevated Virtue?Angela KnobelMoral Virtues, Charity, and Grace: Why the Infused and Acquired Virtues Cannot Co-ExistJean PorterCatholic Social Teaching, Love and Thomistic Moral PreceptsDaniel R. DiLeoEconomic Rights, Reciprocity, and Modern Economic TraditionAndrew Beauchamp and Jason A. Heron Local Authoritarianism as a Barrier to DemocracyCristina L.H. TrainaRectifying Political Leadership Through a Just Peace EthicEli McCarthy and Leo LushomboBook Reviews

IntroductionStephen J. ChesterThe Moral Problematics of Exodus as Liberative NarrativeRuben Rosario RodriguezResponse to Rosario RodriguezArmida Belmonte StephensHuman Violence in the Imprecatory PsalmsNancy L. DeClaisse-WalfordResponse to DeClaisse-WalfordMeredith Faubel NybergJesus and the L─ô[insert macron over e]stai: Competing Kingdom VisionsJesse NickelResponse to NickelRebekah EklundPaul and ViolenceSeyoon KimResponse to KimJulien C.H. Smith""I Will Put Enmity Between You ..."": Scriptural Arcana in Carl Schmitt''s Political TheologyKyle Gingerich HiebertResponse to Gingerich HiebertColby DickinsonBlood Letters from a Mao Prison: A ""Select Soldier of Christ"" Confronts Revolutionary ViolenceXi LianResponse to Xi LianLida V. NedilskyBearing Witness: Faith, Black Women, and Sexual ViolenceElizabeth PierreResponse to PierreMelanie BaffesKeeping our Word (2 Samuel 9)D. Darrell Griffin

In 2016, the Centre for Biblical Linguistics, Translation, and Exegesis (CBLTE), a research center located at McMaster Divinity College, hosted the annual Bingham Colloquium. Scholars from around North America were invited to participate in a collegial and collaborative dialogue on what is currently happening (or could happen) at the intersection of linguistics and biblical studies, particularly in regards to the linguistic study of biblical languages, their translation, and the way that linguistic methods can contribute to the interpretation of the biblical texts. This volume of essays publishes many of the presentations that took place at the Colloquium.""This fascinating collection of essays showcases the value of modern linguistics for responsible exegesis and effective translation of the Greek New Testament. Readers will find the range of perspectives and applications of modern linguistics in this brief volume a helpful bridge into an interpretive tool that is often neglected.""--Martin Culy, Founding Editor, Baylor Handbook on the Greek New Testament, Director, Cypress Hills Ministries""One cannot possibly read what emanates from McMaster Divinity College without treading across that intersection between Hellenistic Greek and cutting edge linguistic exploration. Whether it''s text corpora, discourse analytical, clausal, lexical, or other issues, the payoff is always fresh exegetical understanding allied with pastoral implications--i.e., exactly what is needed in study and informed ministry today, and presented here via a pleasant diversity of conceptual and textual connections.""--Jonathan M. Watt, Professor of Biblical Studies, Geneva College and Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary""Stanley Porter has been a leader in the field of application of linguistic theory to the interpretation of the New Testament and study of Greek grammar. In this collection of essays, he assembles an impressive group of scholars who address a wide range of issues related to the application of linguistics to interpreting the Greek text. More specifically, this volume focuses on the application of Systemic Functional Linguistics in the tradition of M. A. K. Halliday. This volume will provide a solid and up-to-date introduction and discussion of the importance and usage of Systemic Functional Linguistics for New Testament students. This book is a must-read for anyone unfamiliar with linguistic approaches to the New Testament, or anyone who wants to explore further the value and implications of Systemic Functional Linguistics for interpreting the New Testament. I highly recommend it.""--David Mathewson, Associate Professor of New Testament, Denver SeminaryStanley E. Porter is President, Dean, and Professor of New Testament, as well as holder of the Roy A. Hope Chair in Christian Worldview, at McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is a prolific writer and editor in the area of Greek linguistics and the Founder of the Centre for Biblical Linguistics, Translation, and Exegesis.Christopher D. Land is Assistant Professor of New Testament and Linguistics at McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is the Director of the Centre for Biblical Linguistics, Translation, and Exegesis.Francis G. H. Pang is Assistant Professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is the Associate Director of the Centre for Biblical Linguistics, Translation, and Exegesis.

IntroductionMatthew J. Gaudet and James F. Keenan, S.J. University Ethics and Contingent FacultyJames F. Keenan, S.J. Saying No to an Economy that Kills: Undermining Mission and Exploiting Vocation in Catholic Higher EducationKerry Danner Adjunct Unionization on Catholic Campuses: Solidarity, Theology, and MissionDebra Erickson The Threat to Academic Freedom and the Contingent ScholarLincoln R. Rice Contingency, Gender, and the Academic TableKaren Peterson-Iyer The Spiritual Crisis of Contingent FacultyClaire Bischoff Departmental Chair as Faculty Advocate and Middle ManagerElizabeth Hinson-Hasty Toward an Inclusive Faculty CommunityMatthew J. Gaudet

Introduction A Peek at Renewal in Contemporary Moral Theology: The Pinckaers SymposiumWilliam C. Mattison, III and Matthew Levering Moral Theology in Service of the Work of the Spirit: Synthesizing Pinckaers and Pope Francis Against Moralities of ObligationDavid Cloutier Irregular Unions and Moral Growth in Amoris LaetitiaDavid Elliot Instinctus and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Explaining the Development in St. Thomas's Teaching on the Gifts of the Holy SpiritJames W. Stroud Aquinas on the Fruits of the Holy Spirit as the Delight of the Christian LifeFr. Anton ten Klooster A New Look at the Last End: Noun and Verb, Determinate Yet Capable of GrowthWilliam C. Mattison III The Virtue of Equity and the Contemporary WorldElisabeth Rain Kincaid Pinckaers and Haring on ConscienceMatthew Levering Quaestiones Disputatae de PinckaersTom Angier

In recent years, scholars have explored anew the interface between the early Christian movements and the Roman Empire. Once thought to be quietistic, the early Christian movements turn out to have been critical of the Empire and significantly counterimperial. This collection of essays in honor of Robert Brawley turns the spotlight on Luke-Acts. The soundings taken here disclose deeper anti-imperial rhetoric than previously thought. In brazen and subtle ways, Luke-Acts displays an alternative realm of peace and justice inaugurated by Jesus under the God of Israel. The essays in this volume will lead you to hear Luke-Acts in fresh ways.

Volume 14 2018This is the fourteenth volume of the hard-copy edition of a journal that has been published online (www.jgrchj.net) since 2000. As they appear, the hard-copy editions replace the online materials. The scope of JGRChJ is the texts, language and cultures of the Greco-Roman world of early Christianity and Judaism. The papers published in JGRChJ are designed to pay special attention to the larger picture of politics, culture, religion and language, engaging as well with modern theoretical approaches.

Believers' Churches have their origin in the Radical Reformation of the sixteenth century. Over the past 450 years the movement has included the Brethren, Mennonites, Hutterites, various types of Baptists, and the Restoration Movement. While never a unified denominational structure, the Believers' Churches together have been characterized by a strong personal faith in Christ, a call to discipleship and Christian activism, a high view of the authority of Scripture, and profession of faith in believers' baptism. The Believers' Churches have represented their beliefs in various ecumenical settings, missionary gatherings, and theological conversations.In the late 1950s, representatives of the several Believers' Churches began to meet in a series of conferences to explore their common views on doctrine, history, and ethics. Topics at the conferences have included baptism, Lord's Supper, the nature of the church, and religious voluntarism. In 2016, the 17th Believers' Church Conference was held at Acadia University and sponsored by Acadia Divinity College. The theme was ""The Tendency Toward Separationism Among the Believers' Churches,"" a key recurring characteristic. This volume includes the papers presented at the conference and examines the theme from an immediate post-Reformation perspective, including Baptists, Black Baptists, Restorationists (including the Churches of Christ), the Hutterites, Pentecostals, the role of women, and significantly, the separationist tendency as it occurs in New Religious Movements. Typologies and analyses are provided by leading historians, theologians, and social science specialists.""As a corollary to the 500th anniversary of the Radical Reformation, here is a collection of fresh and scholarly essays that carefully underscores General and Particular Baptists, Black Baptists, Mennonites, Hutterites, Pentecostals, and other Restorationist movements. Taking their cue from the great Brethren historian, Donald Durnbaugh, this nonsectarian volume entitled 'Be Separate' elucidates the meaning of the Believers' Church tradition.""--Chris Chun, Professor of Church History and Director of Jonathan Edwards Center at Gateway Seminary near Los Angeles, California""Since the Reformation, Evangelical Christians have been asked: Why do your churches proliferate? Isn't separation a sign of division? Or does separation mask a deep unity? The excellent historical, theological, and social essays herein offer profound answers to these important questions. Every Christian thought leader should read this timely treasure from the Believers' Church Tradition, but especially scholars who are Baptist, Mennonite, Church of Christ, Brethren, Pentecostal, or Free Church.""--Malcolm B. Yarnell III, Research Professor of Systematic Theology, Southwestern Seminary""I am grateful to Dr. Brackney for capturing the major themes of that specific group of congregations known as Believers' Churches. The reader will be informed and inspired by the deeply held biblical and theological convictions of those leaders of this movement in the immediate post-reformation period. The breadth of contributors and academic disciplines represented add to the value and weight of this book."" --Harry Gardner, President, Acadia Divinity College, Dean of Theology, Acadia UniversityWilliam H. Brackney is currently the Pioneer MacDonald Professor of Baptist Studies and Ethics at Carey Theological College in Vancouver, BC. Evan L. Colford is an MA student in Baptist Studies at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, and serves as pastor of Berwick Baptist Church, Berwick, Nova Scotia.

The essays in this volume are an expression of appreciation of Wendell Lee Willis, who recently retired after a distinguished career as a classroom teacher, colleague, and scholar. Current and former colleagues have written to advance Wendell's research interests in the various contexts of early Christianity, particularly in the apostle Paul, New Testament ethics, and ecclesiology. Essays include discussions of issues related to Paul's correspondence with the church in Corinth and the depiction of Paul in Acts, Jesus's parables, meals, and the religious and socio-political world in which Christianity arose.""An informative, exegetically rich collection of essays exploring a range of ethical issues by relating the biblical text to its historical, social, and ecclesial contexts. This will be a valuable asset to serious biblical interpreters who practice their craft in classrooms and pulpits, and it honors a scholar who has excelled at both.""--Carl R. Holladay, Candler School of Theology ""This excellent volume brings together fifteen essays that are a fitting tribute to Wendell Willis's academic focal points. There are important essays here for anyone sharing his interests in Paul, ethics, and ecclesiology, with an eye to archaeological and sociological studies of early Christianity.""--Allen Black, Harding School of TheologyJames W. Thompson is Scholar in Residence at the Graduate School of Theology at Abilene Christian University. He is the author of the Paideia commentaries on Hebrews (2008) and Philippians (2016); and The Church according to Paul: Rediscovering the Community Conformed to Christ (2014).Richard A. Wright is Associate Professor of New Testament at the Graduate School of Theology at Abilene Christian University. He has published on the cultural world of early Christianity.

In North America over the last three decades, no one has thought as long and hard about the nature of the Catholic university, has been so passionate in its avowal, so visionary in its conception, and so persistent in reminding all who would listen that the university is a specifically Catholic achievement and the Catholic university an enduring legacy, as John Cavadini.As the long-time chair of the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame and the even longer-serving McGrath-Cavadini Director of the McGrath Institute for Church Life, John C. Cavadini has provided a vision for leadership in Catholic higher education and especially the Catholic university's call to serve the Church with unparalleled creativity, industriousness, and hope. The breadth and wisdom of Cavadini's distinctive leadership is a model for guiding the Catholic university along its unique mission, both within higher education and for the life of the Church. This vision is captured in Cavadini's person and, by extension, in the initiatives, projects, and institutional activities that he has designed and executed. The vision is difficult to see all at once because of its comprehensiveness but, once glimpsed, it shines as a standard by which leadership in Catholic higher education may be measured. This leadership has never been more necessary for the life of the Catholic university and its service to the Church.""Simply put, this is a must-read for Catholics and all students concerned with the Catholic university in twenty-first-century American society.""--Lou Nanni, Vice President of University Relations, University of Notre Dame""John Cavadini has been a master teacher, an effective administrator, and trusted advisor to generations of students. This volume reflects John's great love of the Church and his efforts to make Christ better known, loved, and served.""--Monk Malloy, former President, University of Notre Dame""Both richly theoretical and eminently practical, this is required reading for those seeking to understand Cavadini's view that a university's Catholic identity is not a hindrance to be endured, but a privilege to be celebrated.""--Mark L. Poorman, President, University of PortlandLeonard J. DeLorenzo is Director of Undergraduate Studies and Academic Director of Notre Dame Vision in the McGrath Institute for Church Life with a concurrent appointment in the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. His publications include Witness: Learning to Tell the Stories of Grace that Illumine Our Lives, Work of Love: A Theological Reconstruction of the Communion of Saints, and What Matters Most, and he is the editor of another volume published under a Wipf & Stock imprint: Dante, Mercy, and the Beauty of the Human Person.Timothy P. O'Malley is Director of Education and Academic Director of the Center for Liturgy in the McGrath Institute for Church Life with a concurrent appointment in the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of Liturgy and the New Evangelization, Bored Again Catholic, and Off the Hook: God, Love, Dating, and Marriage in a Hookup World

Is the Gospel Good News? was the theme of the 2015 H. H. Bingham Colloquium at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, held on June 4-5. The fourteen participants in this colloquium presented their own individual perspectives on the theme from three broad vantage points--Bible, theology, and crucial topics. The ""good news"" that Jesus proclaimed concerning the kingdom of God became the ""gospel"" proclaimed by his followers throughout church history. This gospel is about the coming of Jesus Christ in fulfillment of God's will for humanity. This volume presents some accounts of how this good news has been understood through the ages and continues to be understood in relation to some of the major topics and issues of our contemporary world. The papers in the Bible section discuss this good news from both Old and New Testament passages and themes. The papers in the Theology section address theological topics in light of the question of what constitutes the good news. Finally, the papers in the Crucial Topics section explore new and different perspectives on ways in which the gospel is good news. This volume highlights diverse perspectives and proposals by scholars from various locations in different stages of their academic careers, resulting in a stimulating discussion of the topic of the gospel as good news.""Can any 'good news' offset the fact that we live in such a bad-news world? Decidedly 'yes' answer the scholars and ministry practitioners contributing to this volume. Advanced students, pastors, and scholars alike will glean fresh vantage points and truths from interaction with these wide-ranging but skillfully focused studies, all arguing for the continuing validity and viability of the central Christian message. Think 'the gospel' is a yesteryear slogan? Read this for a valuable refresher course.""--Robert W. Yarbrough, Professor of New Testament, Covenant Theological SeminaryStanley E. Porter is President, Dean, and Professor of New Testament, McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, Ontario. He also holds the Roy A. Hope Chair in Christian Worldview. He is the author of nearly thirty volumes, and has edited over eighty others. One of his latest books is When Paul Met Jesus: How an Idea Got Lost in History.Hughson T. Ong is Assistant Academic Dean and Registrar, and Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Emmanuel Bible College, Kitchener, Ontario. He is the author of The Multilingual Jesus and the Sociolinguistic World of the New Testament, and of a number of articles and essays on various New Testament topics that use sociolinguistic theories.

The McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry is an electronic and print journal that seeks to provide pastors, educators, and interested lay persons with the fruits of theological, biblical, and professional studies in an accessible form. Published by McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario, it continues the heritage of scholarly inquiry and theological dialogue represented by the College''s previous print publications: the Theological Bulletin, Theodolite, and the McMaster Journal of Theology.

Iran, Israel, and the Jews have a relationship that is in the news all the time. But it cannot be understood just in modern terms. Its roots are 2,500 years old. This volume surveys that history through case studies and broad overviews--from the first intensive contacts under Cyrus the Great, through Persian influence on Judaism evident in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Babylonian Talmud, into the Middle Ages and the flourishing of Judeo-Persian literature and culture, and finally into modern times, when the political, social, and cultural ties are multifaceted and profound. Written by experts in both Iranian and Jewish studies, these essays convey the richness and complexity of a long and tumultuous relationship between two ancient and great civilizations, which continues to shape the world today.Aaron Koller is Associate Professor of Near Eastern and Jewish Studies at Yeshiva University. He is the author of The Semantic Field of Cutting Tools in Biblical Hebrew (2013), Esther in Ancient Jewish Thought (2014), and Unbinding Isaac (forthcoming).Daniel Tsadik is Associate Professor of Sepharadic and Iranian Studies at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies at Yeshiva University. He is the author of Between Foreigners and Shi''is (2007), and Jews of Iran and Rabbinic Literature (forthcoming).