OskarSkarsaunemakesafreshcontributiontoourunderstandingofthedevelopmentoftheearlychurchinitspractice(e.g.,worship,baptismandEucharist)anddoctrine(e.g.,Scripture,Christology,pneumatology).ThisbookoffersthenewperspectivethatChristianswereinongoinganddeepconversationwithJewsduringtheearlycenturiesleadinguptoConstantine.Thecommonperceptionofadrastic“partingoftheways“afterthedestructionofJerusalemin70A.D.hastendedtodistortourunderstandingofthesucceedingdecadesandcenturiesofJewishandChristianhistory.Notwithstandingthefactthattherewerepointsofbitternessandstrife,therelationshipisbetterviewedasthatofayoungerandoldersibling.ThereismuchevidenceofinteractionbetweentheearlyChristiansandrabbinicJudaism,bothatthelevelofleadershipandlaypeople,andthisleftitsimpressiononthechurch.Skarsaunegivesusnumerousfascinatingepisodicandtopicalglimpsesintothisuntoldstory.
