1st Edition
In Search of First-Century Christianity
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 2000, In Search of First Century Christianity contends that Christianity in the first century had no founder but rather evolved as a convergence of many forces: political disillusionment, cultural mutations, religious and theological motifs, psychosocial losses and new expectations. Moving on from an examination of the foundations of historical and literary criticism in... Read more
1. Introduction. 2. The Renaissance and the Bible. 3. Thucydides' History and Chariton's Novel. 4. Paul the Apostle: Problems in the Paradigm. 5. Paul, the Hellenistic Jew. 6. Paul and Two Jews of Alexandria. 7. Paul and 2 Esdras. 8. Paul on Sinful Desires and Divine Providence. 9. An Apocalyptic Vision of Ultimate Power. 10. Versions of the Jesus Story. 11. Borg's Jesus, Anderson's Christ. 12. Jesus as King. 13. Is Jesus a Legend? 14. Tragedy and Gospel.
Biography
Linda T. Kraeger Joe E. Barnhart
