Review
"[A] new interpretation of the so-called 'Antioch incident' and the Galatian crisis...innovative and interesting. Cummins' careful investigation and innovative interpretation cannot be ignored." Mesfin Atlaye, Wycliffe College, Toronto School of Theology, Toronto Journal of Theology
"Thorough and interesting analysis, written in lively, readable prose..." Catholic Biblical Quarterly
"Cummins' monograph raises very significant and interesting questions..." Religious Studies Review
"...for anyone interested in Galatians, in Antioch's influence on nascent Christianity, or in first-century theological perspectives, Cummins' monograph raises very significant and interesting questions on how the heritage of the Maccabees may have shaped first-century Judaism and Christianity." Religious Studies Review
"Thorough and interesting analysis, written in lively, readable prose..." Catholic Biblical Quarterly
"Cummins' monograph raises very significant and interesting questions..." Religious Studies Review
"...for anyone interested in Galatians, in Antioch's influence on nascent Christianity, or in first-century theological perspectives, Cummins' monograph raises very significant and interesting questions on how the heritage of the Maccabees may have shaped first-century Judaism and Christianity." Religious Studies Review
Product Description
The so-called "Antioch Incident"--the confrontation between the apostles Peter and Paul recorded in Galatians 2.11-21--continues to be a source of controversy in scholarly as well as popular estimations of the emerging early church. This innovative interpretation of the event argues that the central issue at stake in Antioch--whether the Torah or Jesus Christ determines who are the people of God--gains great clarity and force when viewed in relation to a form of Judaism knows as Maccabean martyr theology.
