RLG100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Messianic Secret, Panarion, Shabbat
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Christianity evolved as a sect of judaism to the official roman religion. According to christians, the new testament is a christian manifestation of the old testament prophecies. Judaism and christianity have much contact, conflict, competition and negotiation as they slowly separate. Christianity: (cid:862)true israel(cid:863) a(cid:374)d a(cid:374)ti-judaism, expelling of christians from synagogues (2nd-3rd ce) Point of contention and conflict between early christian groups and judaism. Jesus was the messiah, but not fully revealed as such until the time of his passion: messianic secret is marks creation and perhaps jesus did not identify as the messiah. Perhaps jesus never called himself the messiah (but others did) Adoptionists and gospel of ebonites: (certain jews) Jesus as an exalted moses type: matthew thought that jesus would have moses like characteristics be a moses like. Messiah: bring down new laws, bring laws back to life and give new interpretations.
