A BONE OF CONTENTION IN RECENT SCHOLARSHIP: THE 'BIRKAT HA-MINIM' AND THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND SYNAGOGUE IN THE FIRST CENTURY AD

Up to the present the Twelfth Benediction (better known as the Birkat ha-Minim) of the Jewish statutory prayer has figured prominently in discussions of the separation of church and synagogue and the development of Jewish Christianity. The aim of this paper is to provide a short overview of the pres...

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Published in:	Neotestamentica Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 351 - 363
Main Author:	JOUBERT, S J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pretoria The New Testament Society of South Africa / Die Nuwe-Testamentiese Werkgemeenskap van Suid-Afrika 01-01-1993 New Testament Society of South Africa
Subjects:	Ancient Israel Bible Blessings Christian history Christianity Communities History and sciences of religions Intertestamentary period Israel Jewish culture Jewish peoples Judaism Overman Palestinian judaism Synagogues Judaism Church Christianism Synagogue Prayer
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Summary:	Up to the present the Twelfth Benediction (better known as the Birkat ha-Minim) of the Jewish statutory prayer has figured prominently in discussions of the separation of church and synagogue and the development of Jewish Christianity. The aim of this paper is to provide a short overview of the present state of research concerning the role and function, if any, of the Birkat ha-Minim in the period between the destruction of the temple and the Bar Kochba revolt.
ISSN:	0254-8356 0254-8356