Preface | p. vii |
Abbreviations | p. ix |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Excursus: "Jews" and "Judaism" | p. 13 |
Defining "Mission" and "Conversion" in the Ancient World | p. 17 |
Mission and Conversion: Sociological and Ideological Elements | p. 18 |
Conclusion | p. 43 |
Excursus 1: God-Fearers | p. 44 |
Excursus 2: Proselytism and Demographics | p. 52 |
Jewish Missionary Activity in Palestine | p. 55 |
Forced Conversions in Palestine | p. 55 |
Qumran | p. 61 |
Matthew 23:15 | p. 66 |
Inscriptions from Palestine | p. 70 |
Rabbinic Literature | p. 72 |
Jewish Missionary Activity in the Diaspora | p. 77 |
Socioreligious Context of the Diaspora | p. 77 |
Pagan Attraction to Judaism | p. 83 |
Josephus | p. 93 |
Philo | p. 103 |
Apologetic-Propagandistic Literature | p. 109 |
Greek and Latin Literature | p. 121 |
Evidence from the New Testament and Early Christian Literature | p. 133 |
An Early Jewish Christian Mission to Gentiles | p. 134 |
Missionary Competition between Jews and Christians | p. 140 |
Conclusion | p. 148 |
Conclusion | p. 149 |
Appendix: Source Book on Gentile Conversions and Jewish Missionary Activity | p. 157 |
Bibliography | p. 177 |
Index of Modern Authors | p. 193 |
Index of Subjects | p. 197 |
Index of Ancient Sources | p. 199 |
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