Proceedings of a seminar on "Paul in his Jewish matrix," held in Rome May 20-22, 2009, organized by the Cardinal Bea Centre for Judaic Studies of the Pontifical Gregorian University, in collaboration with the Pontifical Biblical Institute, the Centre for the Study of Christianity of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Catholic University of Leuven and the Papal Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls -- p.9.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-386).

Introductory essay : Paul's Jewish matrix : the scope and nature of the contributions / Karl P. Donfried -- Paul's Jewishness / E. P. Sanders -- Paul's stance on the Torah revisited : Gentile addressees and the Jewish setting / Serge Ruzer -- Paul, the Pharisee, and the law / Antonio Pitta -- Paul and the "gezerah shawah" : a Judaic method in the service of justification by faith / Pasquale Basta -- The heavenly journey in Paul : tradition of a Jewish apocalyptic literary genre or cultural practice in a Hellenistic-Roman context? / Adriana Destro and Mauro Pesce -- Paul, Moses, and the veil : Paul's perspective on Judaism in light of 2 Corinthans 3 / Emmanuel Nathan and Reimund Bieringer -- Paul, deicide, and the wrath of God : towards a hermeneutical reading of 1 Thess 2:14-16 / Didier Pollefeyt and David J. Bolton -- From permission to prohibition : Paul and the early church on mixed marriage / Shaye J. D. Cohen -- "Someone who considers something to be impure, for him it is impure" (Rom 14:14) : good manners or law? / Daniel R. Schwartz -- Paul and the Jewish leaders at Rome : Acts 28:17-31 / Justin Taylor -- Judaizing the nations : the ritual demands of Paul's gospel / Paula Fredriksen