This book contributions to exegesis of ancient texts as well as to the history of Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity.Careful attention to methodologies in the study of religions documents makes the essays in this volume particularly valuable. Scholars and students alike will benefit from the lucid prose exposition of ancient texts and ideologies. Topics as varies as sin, polemic, the Trinity, Mariology, Jewish-Christianity and Biblical exegesis capture Burton Visotzky's attention here.