A Crucified Messiah Was Not an Offensive Scandal to Jews (with a postscript on evangelical language among scholars)
The idea that Jews would be (actively and aggressively) scandalized by the message of a crucified messiah because of his manner of death should be retired from New Testament scholarship. Paula Fredriksen, Paul: The Pagans’ Apostle This is a topic I’ve posted about before but this time I am sharing Paula Fredriksen’s version of the … Continue reading “A Crucified Messiah Was Not an Offensive Scandal to Jews (with a postscript on evangelical language among scholars)”