Michele Murray is an assistant professor in the Department of Religion at Bishop's University, Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada.
``Arguments and assumptions are presented thoroughly and
consistently. The book is clearly written and can be assigned to
undergraduates.'' -- American Historical Review, October 2005,
200512
``This carefully crafted and intellectually stimulating monograph
is an admirable contribution to an important Canadian series on
relations between Judaism and Christianity in the ancient world.''
-- Jay Newman -- Canadian Book Review Annual, 2006, 200702
``Playing a Jewish Game offers a new perspective upon history and
religious definition that reverberates as vital to better
understanding Judaism and Christianity alike in contemporary
times.'' -- John Taylor -- The Midwest Book Review, September 2004,
200409
``There is much to commend Murray's presentation of the literature
at her disposal. In collating the evidence, Murray is careful not
to rely on outmoded arguments misconstruing the sources in light of
preconceived notions about the relationships between Christianity
and its parent religion in the early years of its
development....Murray's book is a fine primer on the subject,
accounting for a wide variety of materials and treating said
materials in a responsible and constructive fashion.'' -- Joshua
Ezra Burns -- Review of Biblical Literature, 2004, 200411
``Murray succeeds in providing an informed and thorough study of
Gentile Christian judaizers that likely serves as a harbinger of
future trajectories in the study of the relationship between early
Christianity and Judaism.'' -- Shofar, 200411
``Playing a Jewish Game is praiseworthy for challenging deeply
rooted yet inadequate identifications of the subjects and audiences
of so-called `anti-Jewish' early Christian literature. Murray's
work is notable also for employing a wide assortment of eveidnece,
including canonical, non-canonical and patristic literature, all of
which is introduced with requisite background information for
readers who may be new to the texts. Murray's efforts at making her
work approachable to both scholarly an dnon-scholarly readers will
help to bring this complex problem to a wider audience.'' -- Tony
Chartrand-Burke, York University -- Toronto Journal of Theology,
Vol 21, no 2, Fall 2005, 200606
``By...encouraging us to look at [the adversus Judaeos] material
from a new perspective, [Murray] has made a significant scholarly
contribution. For this reason her work is to be warmly welcomed.''
-- Terence L. Donaldson, University of Toronto Quarterly, Letters
in Canada 2004 -- 200606
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