1st Edition
Modelling Early Christianity Social-Scientific Studies of the New Testament in its Context
Edited By Philip Esler
Copyright 1996
368 Pages
by
Routledge
368 Pages
by
Routledge
368 Pages
by
Routledge
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Modelling Early Christianity explores the intriguing foreign social context of first century Palestine and the Greco-Roman East, in which the Christian faith was first proclaimed and the New Testament documents were written. It demonstrates that a sophisticated analysis of the context is essential in order to understand the original meaning of the texts. The contributors examine social themes... Read more
Contributors Preface Abbrievations Introduction: Context and Kerygma in New Testament Interpretation Philip F. Esler Part I The World of First Century Palestine Part II Early Christian Group Formation and Maintenance Part III Family and Honour in Matthew and Luke Part IV Paul, Kinship and Ideology Part V Oppression, War and Peace References Index of Ancient Sources Index of Modern Authors
Biography
Philip Esler
'No one can fail to find something of interest in this volume, which shows how far such approaches have moved from some of the early naive and frequently uninformed studies.' - Expository Times
