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Book Synopsis The Building Blocks of the Earliest Gospel by : Arthur J. Bellinzoni
Download or read book The Building Blocks of the Earliest Gospel written by Arthur J. Bellinzoni and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-02-16 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides enough information about each story in the Gospel of Mark and about the gospel as a whole, in order to afford an informed understanding of the gospel. The evangelist was not writing a book for submission to a committee for inclusion in the Christian Bible. Rather, he was collecting existing oral and written tradition into a coherent narrative to promote, for his own Christian community, an understanding of the “good news” of Jesus the Messiah. The church to which the evangelist was writing, probably in Antioch of Syria, was likely already familiar with many of the stories from the church’s evolving liturgy. Christians gathered in people’s homes; there were no “churches” as we understand that word as a specific building for Christian worship. It was in such gatherings in homes that stories were told, perhaps as the basis for a message delivered by an elder of the church. Such stories illustrated some truth about Jesus or addressed an issue of importance to the church. In other words, these individual stories were developed to serve the needs of the Christian community. Historical accuracy was not a concern of the evangelist. Proclaiming Jesus as Messiah was his primary purpose.
Book Synopsis The Earliest Perceptions of Jesus in Context by : Aaron White
Download or read book The Earliest Perceptions of Jesus in Context written by Aaron White and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contributes to the study of the identity of Jesus, focusing on how he was originally perceived both by his contemporaries and in the earliest Christian writings. The essays include studies of methodology, archaeology, background, individual gospel perspectives, gospel relationships, intertextuality in the gospels, the earliest reception of the Jesus tradition in the post-Easter writings of the New Testament, and the missiological and pedagogical implications of Jesus' teaching. John Nolland is the reason for this volume, and his important writings on the gospels are its backdrop. The contributors, who include N.T. Wright, Craig Evans, Darrell Bock, Rainer Riesner and Roland Deines, pay tribute to Nolland's work and ideas, by drawing on his writings, and by exploring questions and issues close to his heart.
Book Synopsis The Gospels Through Old Testament Eyes by : Nicholas P. Lunn
Download or read book The Gospels Through Old Testament Eyes written by Nicholas P. Lunn and published by Inter-Varsity Press. This book was released on 2023-09-22 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recognising veiled allusions to the Old Testament in the four Gospels has long contributed to our understanding of the Gospels message. Nicholas Lunn takes the investigation of allusion a significant step further in The Gospels Through Old Testament Eyes. He explores allusions not just in isolated verses, but rather occurring throughout whole passages, demonstrating that many Gospel episodes interact with specific Old Testament accounts through an extended sequence of allusions. Furthermore, his examination is not restricted to episodes presented by a single Gospel, but includes allusions distributed across two or more Gospel treatments of the same event. In The Gospels Through Old Testament Eyes, Lunn offers a series of self-contained studies that bring to light allusions, many of them previously unnoted, that affirm the intricate interweaving of New Testament texts with those of the Old. This volume will greatly enhance your appreciation of the Gospels' presentation of Jesus's life and ministry. It will inform and equip scholars, pastors, preachers, Bible teachers and readers to appreciate new depths in the Gospels.
Book Synopsis Scripting Jesus by : L. Michael White
Download or read book Scripting Jesus written by L. Michael White and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Scripting Jesus, Michael White, famed scholar of early Christian history, reveals how the gospel stories of Jesus were never meant to be straightforward historical accounts, but rather were scripted and honed as performance pieces for four different audiences with four different theological agendas. As he did as a featured presenter in two award-winning PBS Frontline documentaries (“From Jesus to Christ” and “Apocalypse!”), White engagingly explains the significance of some lesser-known aspects of The New Testament; in this case, the development of the stories of Jesus—including how the gospel writers differed from one another on facts, points of view, and goals. Readers of Elaine Pagels, Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, and Bart Ehrman will find much to ponder in Scripting Jesus.
Book Synopsis Growing Into Jesus by : Darryl J. Tiller
Download or read book Growing Into Jesus written by Darryl J. Tiller and published by . This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing into Jesus provides a passionate and compelling argument for the faith of the Christian Believeraor would-be Believerafrom its earliest forming moments from within the dream and heart of God to its full flowering in the life of the Believer through Jesus Christ. Before we were conceived, Dr. Tiller reminds us, God knew us, and God has come to us in His Son to connect us with Himself. This grounding of ourselves in God through Christ Jesus provides resource for all the longings of our restless and searching human heart. In Him, we find Life; in Him, we find ourselves. The Six Building Blocks capture and encompass the whole foundation of faithas formation in the Believeras life in six momentum-building chapters, each of which builds upon and extends the breadth and depth of the previous blocks. From the time you first believed the gospel to the time you first began to wonder and question, these building blocks take you through to solid grounding in Jesus Christ, and to a life of increasing discipleship in him. Reflection questions at the end of each chapter offer opportunity for further personal meditation, or for sharing within a small group or Bible study context.
Book Synopsis From Jesus to the New Testament by : Jens Schröter
Download or read book From Jesus to the New Testament written by Jens Schröter and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the inaugural volume in the Baylor-Mohr Siebeck Studies in Early Christianity series, Jens Schr ter's celebrated From Jesus to the New Testament is now available for the first time in English. Schr ter provides a rich narrative to Christian history by looking back upon the theological forces that created the New Testament canon. Through his textual, historical, and hermeneutical examination of early Christianity, Schr ter reveals how various writings that form the New Testament's building blocks are all held together. Jesus not only bound the New Testament, but launched a theological project that resulted in the canon. Schr ter's study will undoubtedly spark new discussion about the formation of the canon.
Book Synopsis The Gospel of Peter and Early Christian Apologetics by : Timothy P. Henderson
Download or read book The Gospel of Peter and Early Christian Apologetics written by Timothy P. Henderson and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2011 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slightly revised version of the author's thesis (Ph.D)--Marquette University, 2010.
Book Synopsis Building Blocks of Wisdom by : William J. Wright
Download or read book Building Blocks of Wisdom written by William J. Wright and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-06-13 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matthew chose not to write his Gospel in chronological order. Why? How does his presentation of the Gospel differ from the other three? I show that Matthew organized his book into fourteen chiasms, explain how chiasms work, and describe the advantages that Matthew afforded the careful reader. The contrasts and comparisons of the vertical and horizontal aspects of the chiasms provide the reader with new insights into the events of Jesus’ earthly ministry, and examining the peaks of the chiasms provides a ready summary of the author’s key events—some of which are surprising and take careful thought to see why he stresses them over more familiar events. The chiastic structure aides in memorization due to its ordered pairs and, because they can span multiple chapters in one unit, allow for a view of the whole story at once. The result is a better understanding of the emotions of the disciples and the man on the street at a time when everything they had known was changing daily. Reading Matthew’s Gospel the way it was written allows the reader a more complete understanding of its message.
Book Synopsis The Earliest Gospel by : Allan Menzies
Download or read book The Earliest Gospel written by Allan Menzies and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Earliest Gospels by : Charles Horton
Download or read book The Earliest Gospels written by Charles Horton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horton brings together the latest research on the origins of the gospels and their transmission, and provides the only guide to the Chester Beatty Codex P45. Provides an introduction to the gospel genre and examining literacy among early Christians and all that is known about the origins and transmission of the gospels. Also focuses on the significance of P45, its place as the earliest Christian gospel-book, its unique readings, the earliest extant version of the gospel of Mark, and how the manuscript was found piece by piece by an American collector.
Book Synopsis In the World but Not of the World by : A. Sue Russell
Download or read book In the World but Not of the World written by A. Sue Russell and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has been much discussion of two dimensions of the kingdom of God in scholarship: the temporal (already/not yet) and the embodied (spirit/flesh). Russell proposes that there is a third parallel dimension, a social dimension. Using Victor Turner’s concepts of structure, antistructure, and liminality, Russell explores how these concepts are consistently expressed in Jesus’ teaching, in Paul’s writing, and through the writers of the second and third centuries. She demonstrates how, from the very beginning of the Jesus movement, Christ followers were unique, not because their members were to live liminal lives apart from structure, but because they lived out new antistructural relationships within existing structures and thus transformed them. They lived liminally within their structure.
Book Synopsis Biblical Building Blocks by : Donald E. Grondwalski
Download or read book Biblical Building Blocks written by Donald E. Grondwalski and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biblical Building Blocks This is an easy to use get to the point training manual for all Christians and anyone seeking answers. Knowing what you believe in and why is critical to your entire existence. Everyone needs to invest time and effort in learning what and why they believe in the faith they have chosen to follow or not follow. The Holy Bible being the Word of God is the only place to seek truth and answers to questions pertaining to what a person should put their faith and belief in. The teachings of the Bible, which are its Doctrine, should not be avoided. Every attempt should be made to gain an understanding of what is stated within the Scriptures. All one has to do is pick up a Bible and begin reading it, and God's Word will reveal His truths and provide answers that you are seeking. Donald E. Grondwalski received his Bachelor of Theology, Master of Theology and Doctor of Divinity Degrees from the International Seminary, in Plymouth, Florida. He served as Dean and Instructor of The Central Florida Bible Institute, in Apopka, Florida. It is Donald's desire to bring forth the truths of the Doctrines in the Word of God, allowing them to be more easily understood and applied to individual lives and ministries.
Book Synopsis The Resurrection of Jesus by : Dale C. Allison, Jr.
Download or read book The Resurrection of Jesus written by Dale C. Allison, Jr. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-11 with total page 663 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The earliest traditions around the narrative of Jesus' resurrection are considered in this landmark work by Dale C. Allison, Jr, drawing together the fruits of his decades of research into this issue at the very core of Christian identity. Allison returns to the ancient sources and earliest traditions, charting them alongside the development of faith in the resurrection in the early church and throughout Christian history. Beginning with historical-critical methodology that examines the empty tomb narratives and early confessions, Allison moves on to consider the resurrection in parallel with other traditions and stories, including Tibetan accounts of saintly figures being assumed into the light, in the chapter “Rainbow Body”. Finally, Allison considers what might be said by way of results or conclusions on the topic of resurrection, offering perspectives from both apologetic and sceptical viewpoints. In his final section of “modest results” he considers scholarly approaches to the resurrection in light of human experience, adding fresh nuance to a debate that has often been characterised in overly simplistic terms of “it happened” or “it didn't”.
Book Synopsis Biblical Interpretation in Early Christian Gospels Volume 1 by : Thomas R. Hatina
Download or read book Biblical Interpretation in Early Christian Gospels Volume 1 written by Thomas R. Hatina and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2006-04-23 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays is the second volume in a projected series of five volumes that gather together recent research by leading scholars on the narrative function of embedded Jewish scripture texts (quotations or allusions) in early Christian Gospels. While the contributors employ a diverse range of methods, their research is directed towards considering the function of embedded scripture texts in the context of the Gospels as self-contained narratives written and read/heard in their early Christian settings. The essays are arranged according to their appropriate methodological categories.
Book Synopsis Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs by : David W. Bercot
Download or read book Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs written by David W. Bercot and published by Hendrickson Publishers. This book was released on 2021-04-18 with total page 1305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interest in the ways of the early church has never been more intense. What did early Christians believe about the divinity of Christ? What were the beliefs of those who sat at the feet of Jesus’ disciples? Now, for the first time, a unique dictionary has been developed to allow easy access to the ancient material and furnish ready answers to these questions and others like them. David W. Bercot has painstakingly combed the writings of these early church leaders and categorized the heart of their thinking into more than 700 theological, moral, and historical topics to create A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs. Wonderfully suited for devotional or thematic study as well as sermon illustration, this resource offers a window into the world of the early church and affords special opportunity to examine topically the thoughts of students of the original apostles, as well as other great lights in the life of the early church. Collects relevant comments on key Christian concepts from prominent figures such as Origen, Clement of Alexandria, Clement of Rome, and Hippolytus Includes key biblical verses associated with a given topic Offers brief definitions of unfamiliar terms or concepts, allowing easy access to the ancient material Provides a “who’s who” of ante-Nicene Christianity to put in context the ancient Christian writers Discusses more than 700 key theological, moral, and historical topics Gives strategic cross-references to related topics Functions as a topical index to the writings of Ante-Nicene Fathers
Book Synopsis A History of Early Christian Creeds by : Wolfram Kinzig
Download or read book A History of Early Christian Creeds written by Wolfram Kinzig and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2024-07-01 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of early Christian creeds contains an up-to-date account of their origin and development from the credal texts in the New Testament to the fully fledged classical formulae of the 4th century. It includes the creeds’ use and alteration in subsequent periods until the time of Charlemagne and the beginnings of the filioque controversy. In addition, the author provides a scholarly commentary on the most common ancient confessions: the Nicene Creed and the Apostles’ Creed. Going beyond previous studies, the book contains chapters dedicated to the use of creeds in law, art, music, everyday life and even magic. Recently discovered source texts, such as a new Ethiopic version of the Roman Creed and a short recension of the Creed of Nicaea-Constantinople, receive extensive treatment. Credal developments in the eastern churches beyond the borders of the Roman Empire complete this comprehensive overview. This volume is intended both as a textbook for advanced students of theology and cognate disciplines and as a reference book on the creeds in a wide range of contexts. All source texts are accompanied by modern English translations. Winner of the Alberigo Award 2024 awarded by the European Academy of Religion.
Book Synopsis Combining Gospels in Early Christianity by : Jacob A. Rodriguez
Download or read book Combining Gospels in Early Christianity written by Jacob A. Rodriguez and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2023-10-09 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
