The Church Among Jews and Gentiles: A Network Simulation of the Christian Mission to the Jews
How successful was the Christian Church’s mission to the Jews? The answer to this is afunction of numerous factors, such as underlying demographics, fertility rates, competition, and (most importantly) when Christians and Jews severed their ties with one another. Some believe the split as early as 7...
| Subtitles: | Network Science in Biblical Studies |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ed. Dehoniane
2022
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Annali di storia dell'esegesi
Year: 2022, Volume: 39, Issue: 1, Pages: 63-85 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Network
/ Simulation
/ Church
/ Judaism
/ Mission (international law
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| RelBib Classification: | HD Early Judaism KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
| Summary: | How successful was the Christian Church’s mission to the Jews? The answer to this is afunction of numerous factors, such as underlying demographics, fertility rates, competition, and (most importantly) when Christians and Jews severed their ties with one another. Some believe the split as early as 70 CE, but others present evidence that Jews and Christians regularly interacted until the 4th and possibly 5th centuries. In this paper, using computer network simulations that capture various factors, we run a series of models that estimate the proportion of Jewish converts to Christianity from approximately 40 to 600 CE. Our models suggest that whether one considers the Church’s mission to the Jews a success largely depends on what one considers a “success.” If one measures it solely in terms of raw numbers, then probably not. However, if one considers that the potential pool of Jewish converts was relatively small compared to Gentiles, it was perhaps more successful than many early Church scholars believe. |
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| ISSN: | 1120-4001 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Annali di storia dell'esegesi
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