The Doctrine of Election in Tannaitic Literature. [By Benjamin W. Helfgott].

XII, 209 Seiten. Aus dem Vorwort: "THE PURPOSE of this study is to determine the effect of the Christian challenge on the Jewish concept of election in the early Tannaitic period and the reaction on the part of Rabbinic think-ing toward that challenge. The difficulty in establishing a clear Rabbinic theological doctrine on this subject is due prirnarily to the fact that the Haggadah, our major source o£ information, has not been organized into a System of theology. With regard to our problem the difficulty is intensified by the lack of certainty in the identity of the allusions in the various passages in early Rabbinic literature that have usually been taken äs references to Jesus, Paul, or Christians. A careful examination of the object, occasion, and major emphases of the Epistle of Paul to the Romans and relevant references in New Testament and Patristic sources, reveal the importance of this challenge in the development of the Pauline churches, its effect upon Jewish Christian communities, äs well äs Paul's unsuccessful attempt to reconcile his doctrine of universal Christian salvation with the inherent Jewish claims of priority to the Messianic promises. The calamitous fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple in the year 70 served Christianity with astounding evidence of the rejection of the "old" Israel, and bolstered its claim of being the true Israel." - Mit 9 Seiten Literaturverzeichnis. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Rückensignatur und Stempeln auf Schnitten und Titelblatt. - Kopfschnitt leicht angestaubt. Papier gebräunt. - Davon abgesehen insgesamt sauberes und gut erhaltenes Exemplar. -- With 9 pages of bibliography. Library copy with spine signature and stamps on edges and title page. - Upper edge slightly dusty. Browned paper. - Apart from that, overall a clean and well-preserved copy.

Helfgott, Benjamin W.: The Doctrine of Election in Tannaitic Literature. New York, Columbia University, King´s Crown Press 1954.