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Author : David Edward Aune
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004266054
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)
Download or read book The Cultic Setting of Realized Eschatology in Early Christianity written by David Edward Aune and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2014-04-09 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Craig A. Evans
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004421297
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)
Download or read book Authenticating the Activities of Jesus written by Craig A. Evans and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2024-01-08 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume reviews the criteria, assumptions, and methods involved in critical Jesus research. Its purpose is to clarify the procedures necessary to distinguish tradition that stems from Jesus from tradition and interpretation that stem from later tradents and evangelists. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details.
Author : Roman Garrison
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1850753768
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)
Download or read book Redemptive Almsgiving in Early Christianity written by Roman Garrison and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the light of the New Testament's conviction that Jesus Christ died for sins, and that the Cross is a 'once for all' act that makes the Temple cult unnecessary, this challenging work probes the reasons for the emerging doctrine of redemptive almsgiving in early Christianity. Do the New Testament writers themselves (even Jesus!) implicitly endorse the view that a 'supplementary' or alternative means of atonement is necessary? What is the background of this theme in Graeco-Roman sources and in the Hebrew Bible? What are the principal texts in early Christian literature that advocate almsgiving as a 'ransom' for sin? These questions firmly govern this investigation of the social and theological forces that gave legitimacy to a doctrine that at first appears to contradict the primary New Testament soteriology, namely that the death of Jesus Christ is the exclusive means of redemption from sin.
Author : Craig S. Keener
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 1441246339
Total Pages : 4333 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)
Download or read book Acts: An Exegetical Commentary : Volume 3 written by Craig S. Keener and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 4333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly respected New Testament scholar Craig Keener is known for his meticulous and comprehensive research. This commentary on Acts, his magnum opus, may be the largest and most thoroughly documented Acts commentary available. Useful not only for the study of Acts but also early Christianity, this work sets Acts in its first-century context. In this volume, the third of four, Keener continues his detailed exegesis of Acts, utilizing an unparalleled range of ancient sources and offering a wealth of fresh insights. This magisterial commentary will be an invaluable resource for New Testament professors and students, pastors, Acts scholars, and libraries.
Author : Marianne Meye Thompson
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467430617
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (674 download)
Download or read book The God of the Gospel of John written by Marianne Meye Thompson and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2001-10-09 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While there are numerous studies of God in the Old Testament, the concept of God has largely been ignored as a subject of inquiry in contemporary New Testament theology. As this superb work by Marianne Meye Thompson shows, however, an understanding of the identity of God is central to the New Testament, particularly to the Gospel of John. Thompson here offers the first comprehensive study of the concept of God in John's Gospel. She shows that one must first grasp the importance of God to John before one can properly appreciate the Gospel's Christology and overarching message. By arguing that John is rightly understood to be a "theocentric" work, Thompson challenges the prevailing theory that John is primarily concerned with Christology. While Thompson uses traditional historical and exegetical approaches to the New Testament and ancient sources, her study is mainly theological in scope. She asks how John portrays God and how, after reading the Gospel, we ought to speak of the identity of God. Unlike many recent studies of John, this one does not try to reconstruct the history behind the text but, rather, tries to fully illumine the theological content of John's message. A seminal study with lasting implications for New Testament theology, The God of the Gospel of John will become a standard text for students of the New Testament.
Author : David E. Aune
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1592443028
Total Pages : 535 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (924 download)
Download or read book Prophecy in Early Christianity and the Ancient Mediterranean World written by David E. Aune and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2003-08-12 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aune's comprehensive study of early Christian prophecy includes a review of its antecedents (Greco-Roman oracles, ancient Israelite prophecy, prophecy in early Judaism), a discussion of Jesus as prophet, and analyses of Christian prophetic speeches from Paul to the middle of the second century A.D. The most detailed study of early Christian prophecy written, Aune's book places the phenomenon of early Christian prophecy within the larger Greco-Roman world.
Author : Brian J. Arnold
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110478234
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Justification in the Second Century written by Brian J. Arnold and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2017-02-20 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks to answer the following question: how did the doctrine of justification fare one hundred years after Paul’s death (c. AD 165)? This book argues that Paul’s view of justification by faith is present in the second century, a thesis that particularly challenges T. F. Torrance’s long-held notion that the Apostolic Fathers abandoned this doctrine (The Doctrine of Grace in the Apostolic Fathers, 1948). In the wake of Torrance’s work there has been a general consensus that the early fathers advocated works righteousness in opposition to Paul’s belief that an individual is justified before God by faith alone, but second-century writings do not support this claim. Each author examined—Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, Epistle to Diognetus, Odes of Solomon, and Justin Martyr—contends that faith is the only necessary prerequisite for justification, even if they do indicate the importance of virtuous living. This is the first major study on the doctrine of justification in the second century, thus filling a large lacuna in scholarship. With the copious amounts of research being conducted on justification, it is alarming that no work has been done on how the first interpreters of Paul received one of his trademark doctrines. It is assumed, wrongly, that the fathers were either uninterested in the doctrine or that they misunderstood the Apostle. Neither of these is the case. This book is timely in that it enters the fray of the justification debate from a neglected vantage point.
Author : Todd Penner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567147975
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (671 download)
Download or read book The Epistle of James and Eschatology written by Todd Penner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1996-05-01 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to challenge the common view that the epistle of James is a late Hellenistic Wisdom document that has little importance for our understanding of earliest Christianity. The author undertakes two main projects: first, an examination of the various assumptions about date, setting and content that have influenced how the letter of James has been interpreted; and second, a re-reading of the letter that seeks to uncover the special character of the epistle by stressing the fusion of its eschatological framework with its ethical instruction. The literary, cultural, and social contextualization of James that emerges sheds new light on this often neglected text and its place in early Christianity.
Author : David L. Turner
Publisher : Kregel Academic
ISBN 13 : 0825427606
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (254 download)
Download or read book Interpreting the Gospels and Acts written by David L. Turner and published by Kregel Academic. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive handbook for understanding and communicating the Gospels and Acts In this final volume of the Handbooks for New Testament Exegesis series, David Turner provides a comprehensive guide for interpreting and conveying the lives of Jesus and his early followers. Key background information such as literary genres, historical setting, and theological themes lay the groundwork for properly reading these five books. This is followed by practical guidance on textual issues and original-language exegesis passages from the Gospels and Acts. The final chapter offers an extensive bibliography of books and digital resources useful for instructors, students, and church leaders alike. Interpreting the Gospels and Acts is an essential resource for anyone teaching and preaching these foundational books.
Author : Paul S. Minear
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1592443338
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (924 download)
Download or read book John: The Martyr's Gospel written by Paul S. Minear and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2003-09-08 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume makes a contribution to interpretation of this Gospel focusing attention on the Gospel itself as a series of conversations between the early Christian prophet and his immediate audience, the charismatic leaders and their followers in the churches of Judea and Jerusalem before the war with Rome, A.D. 66-70. The context of these conversations is one of great danger, often of martyrdom, which impelled the spirit-guided prophet to address to his charismatic colleagues these messages from the risen Lord. The book analyzes the central thrust of these messages, provoking fresh encounters between modern readers and the ancient author.
Author : David Edward Aune
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004143041
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)
Download or read book The New Testament and Early Christian Literature in Greco-Roman Context written by David Edward Aune and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2006 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a collection of newly published scholarly studies honoring Prof.Dr. David. E. Aune on his 65th birthday. These groundbreaking studies written by prominent international scholars investigate a range of topics in the New Testament and early Christian literature with insights drawn from Greco-Roman culture and Hellenistic Judaism.
Author : Bruce David Chilton
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004113022
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Authenticating the Activities of Jesus written by Bruce David Chilton and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1999 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of studies offers Jesus researchers a gold mine of fresh research and critical appraisal of the assumptions and methods employed in the study of the historical Jesus. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details.
Author : Craig S. Keener
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 1441228314
Total Pages : 3477 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)
Download or read book Acts: An Exegetical Commentary : Volume 4 written by Craig S. Keener and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 3477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly respected New Testament scholar Craig Keener is known for his meticulous and comprehensive research. This commentary on Acts, his magnum opus, may be the largest and most thoroughly documented Acts commentary ever written. Useful not only for the study of Acts but also early Christianity, this work sets Acts in its first-century context. In this volume, the last of four, Keener finishes his detailed exegesis of Acts, utilizing an unparalleled range of ancient sources and offering a wealth of fresh insights. This magisterial commentary will be an invaluable resource for New Testament professors and students, pastors, Acts scholars, and libraries. The complete four-volume set is available at a special price.
Author : Craig S. Keener
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 144124039X
Total Pages : 3805 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)
Download or read book Acts: An Exegetical Commentary : Volume 2 written by Craig S. Keener and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 3805 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly respected New Testament scholar Craig Keener is known for his meticulous and comprehensive research. This commentary on Acts, his magnum opus, may be the largest and most thoroughly documented Acts commentary available. Useful not only for the study of Acts but also early Christianity, this work sets Acts in its first-century context. In this volume, the second of four, Keener continues his detailed exegesis of Acts, utilizing an unparalleled range of ancient sources and offering a wealth of fresh insights. This magisterial commentary will be an invaluable resource for New Testament professors and students, pastors, Acts scholars, and libraries.
Author : Philip Rousseau
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317890515
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)
Download or read book The Early Christian Centuries written by Philip Rousseau and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-06 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charting the first six hundred years of the Christian movement, THE EARLY CHRISTIAN CENTURIES carries the reader from the world of second-temple Judaism to the Byzantine age, the rise of Islam, and the beginnings of medieval European polities.With a combination of rare tact and acuity, Philip Rousseau takes the measure of a generation of scholarship on early Christianity and the late Roman world. He stresses the importance of shifting historical consciousness, the continuity and development of ideas, and the urge for social respectability. Paying the greatest attention to the 'inner' components of Christian life, the resulting story captures fully the major figures: Paul, the gospel writers, the early 'apologists', and the great figures of the 'patristic' age, including the Cappadocian Fathers, Augustine and Gregory the Great.
Author : Urban C. von Wahlde
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567656594
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (676 download)
Download or read book Gnosticism, Docetism, and the Judaisms of the First Century written by Urban C. von Wahlde and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-26 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book von Wahlde provides an exploration of three distinct cultural and religious backgrounds against which scholars have frequently proposed that the Gospel and Letters of John are to be read and understood. von Wahlde examines each of these three possibilities in turn, and shows how they may be regarded as plausible or implausible depending upon the evidence available. von Wahlde shows that there are features within the Gospel and/or Letters of John that do in fact suggest that they were influenced either by Gnosticism, Docetism or one of the variant forms of Judaism. However, in each case, while some of the evidence suggests a particular background, von Wahlde shows that it is equally evident that not all of the evidence can be seen to suggest the same background. Through an examination of the origins and purpose of the gospel, and drawing on the conclusions of his well-regarded commentary on the Johannine literature, von Wahlde presents a new way of understanding the Gospel in its wider contexts.
Author : Hans Dieter Betz
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 900467232X
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Plutarch's Theological Writings and Early Christian Literature written by Hans Dieter Betz and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-08-21 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
