The New Testament Moses: Christian Perceptions of Moses and Israel in the Setting of Jewish Religion

From: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society | Date: June 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

The New Testament Moses: Christian Perceptions of Moses and Israel in the Setting of Jewish Religion. By John lierman. WUNT 2/173. Tubingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2004, xiv + 368 pp., euro64.00 paper.

This book, as with most WUNT titles, is a revision of the author's doctoral dissertation, which he wrote under the supervision of Professor William Horbury at Cambridge University. lierman sets out to reveal "how Jews and Jewish Christians perceived the relationship of Moses with Israel and with the Jewish People" (p. 1). As such, he "consults ancient writings and historical material to situate the NT ...

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