| Description |
xix, 535 pages ; 23 cm. |
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Christian origins and the question of God ; v. 1 |
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Wright, N. T. (Nicholas Thomas).
Christian origins and the question of God ; v. 1.
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| Contents |
pt. 1: Introduction: Christian origins and the New Testament -- pt. 2: Tools for the task -- Knowledge : problems and varieties -- Literature, story and the articulation of worldviews -- History and the first century -- Theology, authority and the New Testament -- pt. 3: First-century Judaism within the Greco-Roman world -- The setting and the story -- The developing diversity -- Story, symbol, praxis : elements of Israel's worldview -- The beliefs of Israel -- The hope of Israel -- pt. 4: The first Christian century -- The quest for the kerygmatic church -- Praxis, symbol and questions : inside early Christian worldviews -- Stories in early Christianity (1) -- Stories in early Christianity (2) -- The early Christians : a preliminary sketch -- pt. 5: Conclusion: the New Testament and the question of God. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [482]-509 and indexes. |
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Christianity -- Origin.
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People of God -- History of doctrines -- Early church, approximately 30- 600.
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Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
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Judaism -- History -- Talmudic period, 10-425.
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Christianity and other religions -- Judaism.
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Judaism -- Relations -- Christianity.
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| ISBN |
0800626818 |
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