The Jewish Annotated New Testament

In the years since the initial publication of The Jewish Annotated New Testament (JANT) in 2011, interest among scholars and general readers in the Jewish roots of the early Jesus movement and the ongoing influence that Jewish thought and experience have had on Christian history has only grown. In that time, JANT has established itself as an essential resource for anyone, of any faith or none, interested in the New Testament and the world from which it emerged.

This third edition incorporates the newly released New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition of the New Testament. In addition, the annotations and essays have been thoroughly revised and greatly expanded, and ten new essays have been added, covering topics such as sin, purity, and Judas Iscariot.

At a time when dialogue between Christianity and Judaism, its "older brother," is increasingly important, JANT is both enlightening and necessary for all those interested in the wider view of the New Testament, inter-religious dialogue, and cooperation between these formative faith movements in Western and world culture.

Amy-Jill Levine is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, and Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School and College of Arts and Sciences.

Marc Zvi Brettler is Bernice and Morton Lerner Professor in Judaic Studies at Duke University.

Preface to the Third Edition
To The Reader
Alphabetical Listing of the Books of the New Testament
List of Abbreviations

The New Testament

Gospels and Acts - Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler

The Gospel According to Matthew - Introduction and Annotations by Aaron M. Gale
The Gospel According to Mark - Introduction and Annotations by Lawrence M. Wills
The Gospel According to Luke - Introduction and Annotations by Amy-Jill Levine
The Gospel According to John - Introduction and Annotations by Adele Reinhartz
The Acts of the Apostles - Introduction and Annotations by Gary Gilbert

Epistles and Revelation - Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler

The Letter of Paul to the Romans - Introduction and Annotations by Mark D. Nanos
The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians - Introduction and Annotations by Shira L. Lander
The Second Letter of Paul to the Corinthians - Introduction and Annotations by Alan J. Avery-Peck
The Letter of Paul to the Galatians - Introduction and Annotations by Paula Fredriksen
The Letter of Paul to the Ephesians - Introduction and Annotations by David Kraemer
The Letter of Paul to the Philippians - Introduction and Annotations by Serge Ruzer
The Letter of Paul to the Colossians - Introduction and Annotations by Peter Zaas
The First Letter of Paul to the Thessalonians - Introduction and Annotations by David Fox Sandmel
The Second Letter of Paul to the Thessalonians - Introduction and Annotations by Adam Gregerman
The First Letter of Paul to Timothy - Introduction and Annotations by Annette M. Boeckler
The Second Letter of Paul to Timothy - Introduction and Annotations by Suzanne Pleitzsch
The Letter of Paul to Titus - Introduction and Annotations by Jennifer L. Koosed
The Letter of Paul to Philemon - Introduction and Annotations by Sarah Emanuel and Shayne Sheinfeld
The Letter to the Hebrews - Introduction and Annotations by Pamela Eisenbaum
The Letter of James - Introduction and Annotations by Herbert Basser
The First Letter of Peter - Introduction and Annotations by Marcie Lenk
The Second Letter of Peter - Introduction and Annotations by Meira Kensky
The First Letter of John - Introduction and Annotations by Matthew Kraus
The Second Letter of John - Introduction and Annotations by Krista Dalton
The Third Letter of John - Introduction and Annotations by Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus
The Letter of Jude - Introduction and Annotations by Andrew S. Jacobs
The Revelation to John - Introduction and Annotations by David Frankfurter

The Essays

Introduction to the Essays - Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler

History
Bearing False Witness: Common Errors Made about Early Judaism - Amy-Jill Levine
The Greco-Roman Background of the New Testament - Erich S. Gruen
Jewish History, 331 BCE-135 CE - Martin Goodman
Revolts against Rome -- Eric M. Orlin

Society
Judaism and Jewishness - Shaye J. D. Cohen
The Sanhedrin - David Goodblatt
Judean Family Life in the First Century CE - Ross S. Kraemer
Marriage and Divorce - Michael L. Satlow
Gender - Tal Ilan
Archaeology of the Land of Israel at the Time of Jesus - Jodi Magness
The Burial of Jesus: Between Texts and Archaeology - Steven Fine

Movements
Ioudaios - Joshua D. Garroway
Jewish Movements of the New Testament Period - Daniel R. Schwartz
Pharisees - Yair Furstenberg
Messianic Movements - David B. Levenson
The Historical Jesus - Sarah J. Tanzer
Paul and Judaism - Paula Fredriksen
Judaizers, Jewish Christians, and Others - Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert

Jews and Gentiles
The Concept of Neighbor in Jewish and Christian Ethics - Michael Fagenblat
Jewish Views of Gentiles - Meir Ben Shahar
Food and Table Fellowship - David M. Freidenreich
Birkat ha-Minim: A Jewish Curse of Christians? - Ruth Langer

Jewish Practice
The Law - Jonathan Klawans
Purity and Impurity in the New Testament - Yitzhak Feder
Circumcision - Lawrence Hoffman
Disability and Healing - Julia Watts Belser
Sacrifice and the Temple - Naphtali Meshel
The Synagogue - Lee I. Levine
Prayer - Avigdor Shinan
Time, Calendars, and Festivals - Sacha Stern

Jewish Belief
Covenants and Land - Eyal Ben-Eliyahu
Sin and Repentance - Alan J. Avery-Peck
Supernatural Beings - Rebecca Lesses
Logos, A Jewish Word: John's Prologue as Midrash - Daniel Boyarin
Jewish Miracle Workers and Magic in the Late Second Temple Period - Geza Vermes z''l and Gideon Bohak
Baptism and Eucharist - Isaac W. Oliver
Afterlife and Resurrection - Martha Himmelfarb

Literature
The Septuagint - Leonard Greenspoon
The Dead Sea Scrolls - Menahem Kister
Philo of Alexandria - David Satran
Josephus - Jack Pastor
Targum - Moshe J Bernstein
The New Testament between the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and Rabbinic Literature - Marc Zvi Brettler
The Canon of the New Testament - Michael R. Greenwald
The Language of the New Testament and the Translation of the Bible - Naomi Seidman
Scripture Fulfillment - Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler
Midrash and Parables - David Stern

Jewish Responses to the New Testament
The New Testament and Jewish-Christian Relations - Ed Kessler
Stereotypes about God in the Old and New Testaments - Eva Mroczek
Supersessionism - Karma ben-Jochanan
Jewish Responses to Christ Followers - Claudia Setzer
Jesus in Rabbinic Tradition - Burton L. Visotzky
Jesus in Medieval Jewish Tradition - Martin Lockshin
Jesus in Modern Jewish Thought - Susannah Heschel
Jesus and the New Testament in Modern Yiddish and Hebrew Culture - Matthew Hoffman z''l
Abraham in Jewish and Christian Thought - Aaron Koller
Moses in the New Testament - Serge Ruzer
Paul in Jewish Thought - Daniel R. Langton
Mary in Jewish Tradition - Daniel J. Lasker
Judas Iscariot in Jewish Thought - Maeera Yaffa Shreiber
The New Testament in the Jewish Arts - Marc Michael Epstein
Christology - Jehoshua Ahrens
Modern Jewish Believers in Jesus - Yaakov Ariel
A Jewish Reflection on Christian Claims - Jacob Neusner z''l

Tables, Glossary, Index
Timeline
Chronological Table of Rulers
Some Tannaitic Rabbis
Some Amoraic Rabbis
Calendar
Weights and Measures
Parallel Texts
Chapter/Verse Differences
Canons of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament with Additions
Translations of Ancient Texts
Divisions and Tractates of the Mishnah, Talmud, and Tosefta
Glossary
Index