Background
Skarsaune, Oskar was born in 1946 in Trondheim, Norway, WORLD0.
(Oskar Skarsaune makes a fresh contribution to our underst...)
Oskar Skarsaune makes a fresh contribution to our understanding of the development of the early church in its practice (e.g., worship, baptism and Eucharist) and doctrine (e.g., Scripture, Christology, pneumatology). This book offers the new perspective that Christians were in ongoing and deep conversation with Jews during the early centuries leading up to Constantine. The common perception of a drastic "parting of the ways" after the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. has tended to distort our understanding of the succeeding decades and centuries of Jewish and Christian history. Notwithstanding the fact that there were points of bitterness and strife, the relationship is better viewed as that of a younger and older sibling. There is much evidence of interaction between the early Christians and rabbinic Judaism, both at the level of leadership and laypeople, and this left its impression on the church. Skarsaune gives us numerous fascinating episodic and topical glimpses into this untold story.
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Skarsaune, Oskar was born in 1946 in Trondheim, Norway, WORLD0.
D.Th, University Oslo, 1982.
Skarsaune"s major work on Justin Martyr, The Proof from Prophecy. A Study in Justin Martyr"s Proof-Text Tradition: Text-Type, Provenance, Theological Profile is frequently cited. His study calls for a revision in views of accounts of Justin"s conversion.
Skarsaune has close ties to the Messianic Jewish community in Israel and invited their contribution to the project
(Oskar Skarsaune makes a fresh contribution to our underst...)
Infantry chaplain Norwegian Army, 1972-1973. Member Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters.
M. Karin Skarsaune; children: Martin, Elise, Knut Olav.