History and Literature of Early Christianity
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History and Literature of Early Christianity

  1. 411 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
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History and Literature of Early Christianity

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This work has established itself as a classical text in the field of New Testament studies. Written in a readable, non-technical style, it has become an indispensable textbook and reference for teachers, students, clergy, and the educated layperson interested in a scholarly treatment of the New Testament and its background in the Judaic and Greco-Roman world.

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Information

Publisher
De Gruyter
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9783110149715
eBook ISBN
9783110812657
Edition
2
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Ancient Religion

Table of contents

  1. Illustrations
  2. Preface to the Second Edition
  3. Preface to the First Edition
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Abbreviations: Serial and Journal Titles
  6. Short Titles of Works Often Cited
  7. Introduction
  8. Ā§ 7 THE SOURCES FOR THE HISTORY OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY
  9. 1. Survey of the Sources and Their Traditions
  10. 2. The Text of the New Testament
  11. 3. Source Criticism
  12. 4. Problems of Form, Tradition, Narrative, and Rhetorical Criticism
  13. Ā§ 8 FROM JOHN THE BAPTIST TO THE EARLY CHRISTIAN CHURCH
  14. 1. John the Baptist
  15. 2. Jesus of Nazareth
  16. 3. The Earliest Christian Communities
  17. Ā§ 9 PAUL
  18. 1. Life and Ministry to the Apostolic Council
  19. 2. From Antioch to Ephesus
  20. 3. Paulā€™s Stay in Ephesus
  21. 4. Corinthā€”Jerusalemā€”Rome
  22. Ā§10. PALESTINE AND SYRIA
  23. 1. The Tradition of the Message of Jesus
  24. 2. From the Kerygma of the Resurrection to the Gospels of the Church
  25. 3. The Johannine Circle
  26. 4. Jewish Christianity
  27. 5. Syria, the Country of Origin of Christian Gnosticism
  28. Ā§ 11. EGYPT
  29. 1. The Beginnings of Christianity in Egypt
  30. 2. Egyptian Gnosticism
  31. 3. The Beginnings of Catholicism
  32. Ā§ 12. ASIA, MACEDONIA, GREECE, AND ROME
  33. 1. The Renewal of Apocalypticism
  34. 2. The Transformation of Pauline Theology into Ecclesiastical Doctrine
  35. 3. Christianity in Its Encounter with Its Social World
  36. Glossary
  37. General Index (Names, Places, Subjects)
  38. Biblical, Jewish, and Early Christian Writings
  39. Authors Discussed in the Text