Judaism and the Origins of Christianity

For more than three decades, the late Professor David Flusser of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem pioneered new understandings of the Jewish background of early Christianity. Many have been fascinated by his unique monograph on Jesus, translated into several languages. Now most of his scholarly articles in English, including some new contributions as well as many published in not easily accessible journals, have been collected in this one volume. A must of New Testament scholars and students of early Judaism, it will also be welcomed by the many lay persons for whom the late Professor Flusser had provided illumination of the origins of Christian faith.

The late Professor David Flusser, was born in Vienna in 1917, grew up and studied in Prague. He was a Professor at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem where he tought Judaism in the Second Temple Period and Early Christianity. He was a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. His work was rewarded by the State with the Israel Prize in 1980.