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Karin Hedner Zetterholm is associate professor of Jewish Studies at Lund University.
Relying on archaeological remains and ancient sources, this book describes important identity formation processes within early Judaism and Christianity and shows how negotiations involving issues of ethnicity, stereotyping, purity, commensality, and institution building contributed to the formation of group identities.
Introduction: Exploring the Intersection Between Judaism and Christianity in their Formative Phases