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A 25 page research paper that examines the differences between missionary activity in the Old Testament and missionary activity in the New. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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and this missionary zeal quickly became fundamental to this new religion. While Christianity derived from Judaism, this particular characteristic of Christianity was radically different from its parent religion, even
though Christian doctrine stated that Jesus is the culmination of Judaic prophecy. This key difference-that is, the stance towards missionary activity-is indicative of the major paradigm change that is represented
in the rise of Christianity. Biblical scholars still have questions as to the origin of the missionary zeal that so marked Christianity. Primary to these questions is whether or
not the early Christian missionary zeal derived, at least in part, from its parent religion, Second Temple Judaism (McKnight, 1991, p. 1). An examination of the available literature reveals that
there is a severe dichotomy of opinion on this topic. One group of scholars, as exemplified by Georgi (1986), believe that Judaism was a "missionary" religion at the time of
Christ. In fact, according to D. Georgi, "The spread of Judaism...compares quite favorably with the missionary successes of the early church" (1986, p. 81). Indeed, Georgi believes that, in essence,
the missionary work of Judaism "prepared the soil," so to speak, so much so that "the church came to inherit the successes of Judaism" (p. 81). In other words,
this group of scholars believes that Christianity adopted its missionary orientation, in part, because of a pre-existing practice in regards to Judaism. These scholars picture proselytizing efforts as part of
the Jewish culture at the time of Jesus. On the other side of this question is McKnight (1991) who believes that much of the available literature has been misinterpreted.
McKnights arguments concerning the stance of traditional Judaism toward missionary activity appear to be much more in line with the way that proselytizing was regarded throughout Jewish history. Even the
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