Pauls Rejection of the Jewish La – Is it Anti-Judaic?
essential elements, Sanders argues that Davies does not draw out an even-handed comparison of Pauline theology to Judaism. He only examines certain motifs from Paul, such as, rejection of the Law, transcendentalism, and mysticism, while also examining Rabbinic Literature, to see if these motifs can also be found in the literature. Hence, Davies reaches the conclusion that Pauline Christianity and Judaism are essentially the same in that they both concern the establishment of a new covenant and the reception of a new Torah to which one must be obedient (Sanders 10). Although Sanders criticizes Davies’ conclusions he respects Davies’ accomplishments. Davies has shown that parallels can be drawn between Paul’s letters and Palestinian Jewish literature and that “numerous and important terms and concepts” can be traced to Palestinian Judaism, even if some of the literature might have been written after Paul (Sanders 11). Despite the fact that Sanders appreciates the parallels that Davies ha
