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200 1 _aOrigins of Christianity, The
_eHistorical introduction to the New Testament
_fBrown, S.
210 _aOxford
_cOxford University Press
_d1984
327 _aContents 1. Introduction 2. History and the New Testament Christianity and the rise of historical consciousness Past and future in the New Testament The rise of modern historiography The sources for earliest Christianity The apostolic age and the apostolic writings The problem of origins ih modern historiography The critical function of historiography The social history of earliest Christianity: reading between the lines Historical criticism and the testimony of religious writers Ancient historiography The problem of source material The problem of canonicity Fundamentalism and exaggerated scepticism Historical affirmations and faith affirmations Dating the New Testament books New Testament references to the fall of Jerusalem Literary and theological evidence The expectation of Jesus' return Theological similarity as evidance for contemporaneity The Gallio inscription The dating of Luke-Acts The testimony of the New Testament books to their contemporary situation The influence of literary genre The sources of the New Testament authors Biblical interpretation in the first crntury CE Interaction between prophecy and fulfilment Interaction between Judaism and Hellenism Indications of earlier sources Stylistic assimilation and imitatio The sources of Acts The sources of the Jesus tradition Form criticism A Scandinavian alternative The origin of the Jesus tradition The Gospels in the context of Graeco-Roan literature 3. Jesus of Nazareth Jesus as a historical problem Theological presuppositions of the new quest Two theories of post-Easter creation of gospel tradition Jesus' condemnation and death: the starting point for historical reconstruction Jesus' controvrsies with the scribes Jesus and the Jesus tradition Acts and Paul Jesus, history, and the kerygma Jesus' claim of authority Jesus' understanding of his mission Christ, Suffering Servant, or prophet? Jesus' miracles Jesus' parables Jesus and the social order Jesus and apocaliptic Jesus the teacher of wisdom Jesus' experience of God Jesus' table fellowship with tax gatherers and sinners The ethics of Jesus Jesus and the Baptist Jesus and new covenant Conclusion 4. Lord and Spirit The beginning of the Christian mission The empty tomb The flight of the disciples The appearances of Jesus The pre-Pauline credo The appearance to Peter Seeing, seeing that, and revealing The Old Testament and intertestamental literature as background The resurrection of Jesus and the historian The gift of the spirit Conclusion 5. Neither Jew nor Greek Christian self-definition and the New Testament Jewish self-understanding and the Jewish War The Hellenists Peter, James, and Paul Paul's view of Israel Paul in the Acts of the Apostles Paul and Jerusalem Matthew's special material The Matthean community and the Jewish War The Matthean community in Syria The Mathean community and post-70 Pharisaism The Matthean community and the Gentile mission The Gospel of Signs The Johannine community and post-70 Judaism The Johannine community and other Christian groups conclusion 6. The Church From the churchers to the Church The apostle as founder Apostle of Jesus Christ - apostles of the churches Apostleship and association with the earthly Jesus From the Easer experience to the word of faith Believing through hearing - believing through seeing The basis for apostolic authority Paul's authority in the churches he founded Tradition in earliest Christianity Paul and the apostles before him The twelve The second generation The gospels The formation of the Pauline corpus The appeal to apostolic authority The Johannine community and the Jesus tradition The Johannine community's acceptance of apostolic authority Luke-Acts The Pastoral Epistles Relations between christian communities The Christian life Gnosis Conclusion Bibliography Index of Passages Cited General Index
330 _aThe life and death of Jesus of Nazareth and the beginnings of the movement which venerated him are of profound religious significance to Christian believers today. These events are also part of our common history and have had enormous influence on the development of Western civilization. This is a thorough historical introduction to the New Testament, considering many aspects of the formation of Christianity and how it has influenced subsequent secular and religious history. A revised edition of a classic text, The Origins of Christianity addresses the historical problems involved in the study of the New Testament, suggesting modern techniques for solving them. For the this revised edition, the author has not only corrected and updated the text, but also expanded and clarified some points with new material and further references.
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