The Christian Question in Jamnia Academy at the End of the 1st Century AD? An Attempt to Re- and De-construct the "Myth"

Mariusz Rosik

Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wrocław , Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1943-8649


Abstract

The author of this article asks whether the Christian question was discussed in Jamnia Academy at the end of the first century. In order to find the answer, an attempt is made to determine, based on the sources, what happened in the Jamnia Academy at that time (1). The literature on this issue indicates that a synod was held at Jamnia, which established the canon of Jewish sacred books, rejected the Septuagint as an inspired book and excluded Christians from the Synagogue. The second part of the article seeks to re- and de-construct the “myth of Jamnia” (2) while its third part provides the answer to the central question asked in the title (3). The conclusion proves that only the thesis that Christians were excluded from the Synagogue is supported by the sources.

Keywords:

Jamnia, the Council of Jamnia, Birkat ha-Minim, Septuagint, the parting of the ways of the Church and the Synagogue

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Rosik, M. (2023). The Christian Question in Jamnia Academy at the End of the 1st Century AD? An Attempt to Re- and De-construct the "Myth". Verbum Vitae, 41(2), 291–308. https://doi.org/10.31743/vv.14060

Mariusz Rosik  mrosik@pnet.pl
Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wrocław

Rev. Mariusz Rosik - an academic teacher in the Pontifical Faculty of Theology and in the University of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland. He keeps courses of Exegesis of the New Testament, Biblical Environment, Jewish History and New Testament Greek. Rev. prof. Rosik has studied in several academic centers:  Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wrocław (M.A. in 1993; licentiate in biblical theology, 1996; doctoral degree in biblical theology, 1997), Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome (licentiate in Sacred Scripture, 2001), Hebrew University of Jerusalem (one semester in 1998-1999), École Biblique et Archéologique Francaise de Jerusalem (one semester in 1998-1999). During his studies in Israel he paid attention to achieve perfect knowledge of biblical Hebrew and archeology of the Holy Land. Rev. prof. Mariusz Rosik has published more than thirty books and many articles in the field of biblical and Jewish studies. His texts were published in eleven languages. He participates in biblical meetings, conferences and seminars. He is also a member of Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (Cambridge), Polish Biblical Society (Warszawa) and Associazzione degli Ex-alunni del Pontificio Istituto Biblico (Rome).

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