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Celebrate a trailblazer in the areas of women and religion, Jews and Judaism, and earliest Christianity in the ancient Mediterranean Ross Kraemer is Professor Emerita in the Department of Religious Studies at Brown University. This volume of essays, conceived and produced by students, colleagues, and friends bears witness to the breadth of her own scholarly interests. Contributors include Theodore A. Bergren, Debra Bucher, Lynn Cohick, Mary Rose D’Angelo, Nathaniel P. DesRosiers, Robert Doran, Jennifer Eyl, Paula Fredriksen, John G. Gager, Maxine Grossman, Kim Haines-Eitzen, Susan Ashbrook Harvey, Jordan Kraemer, Robert A. Kraft, Shira L. Lander, Amy-Jill Levine, Susan Marks, E. Ann Matter, Renee Levine Melammed, Susan Niditch, Elaine Pagels, Adele Reinhartz, Jordan Rosenblum, Sarah Schwarz, Karen B. Stern, Stanley K. Stowers, Daniel Ullucci, Arthur Urbano, Heidi Wendt, and Benjamin G. Wright. Features: - Articles that examine both ancient and modern texts in cross-cultural and trans-historical perspective - Twenty-eight original essays on ancient Judaism, Christianity, and women in the Greco-Roman world
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A MOST RELIABLE WITNESS Program in Judaic Studies Brown University Box 1826 Providence, RI 02912 BROWN JUDAIC STUDIES Edited by Mary Gluck David C. Jacobson Maud Mandel Saul M. Olyan Rachel Rojanski Michael L. Satlow Adam Teller Nelson Vieira Number 358 A MOST RELIABLE WITNESS Essays in Honor of Ross Shepard Kraemer edited by Susan Ashbrook Harvey, Nathaniel DesRosiers, Shira L. Lander, Jacqueline Z. Pastis, and Daniel Ullucci A MOST RELIABLE WITNESS ESSAYS IN HONOR OF ROSS SHEPARD KRAEMER Edited by Susan Ashbrook Harvey Nathaniel P. DesRosiers Shira L. Lander Jacqueline Z. Pastis Daniel Ullucci Brown Judaic Studies Providence, Rhode Island © 2015 Brown University. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by means of any information storage or retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted by the 1976 Copyright Act or in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission should be addressed in writing to the Rights and Permissions Office, Program in Judaic Studies, Brown University, Box 1826, Providence, RI 02912, USA. The Library of Congress has catalogued the print edition: A most reliable witness : essays in honor of Ross Shepard Kraemer / edited by Susan Ashbrook Harvey, Nathaniel DesRosiers, Shira L. Lander, Jacqueline Z. Pastis, and Daniel Ullucci. pages cm. — (Brown Judaic studies ; v. 358) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-930675-94-0 (hardcover : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-930675-96-4 (electronic book) 1. Judaism—History—Talmudic period, 10-425. 2. Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. 3. Rome—Religion. 4. Women in Judaism. 5. Women in Christianity. 6. Kraemer, Ross Shepard, 1948- honoree. I. Harvey, Susan Ashbrook, editor. BM177.M67 2015 200.93—dc23 2015021985 Printed on acid-free paper. With deep gratitude for the continued wisdom and instruction you have generously shared with us, your students and colleagues, and for the enormous contributions you have made to the field of religious studies Ross Shepard Kraemer Contents Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv Preface Susan Ashbrook Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii I: Jews and Christians in the Greco-Roman World Jesus’ Baptism by John in the Context of First-Century Judaism Theodore A. B