Into All the World
Emergent Christianity in Its Jewish and Greco-Roman Context
Published on 26. July 2017
403 pages
978-1-4674-4854-3 (ISBN)
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Into All the World-the third volume from editors Mark Harding and Alanna Nobbs on the content and social setting of the New Testament-brings together a team of eminent Australian scholars in ancient history, New Testament, and the early church to take the story of Christianity into the Jewish and Greco- Roman world of the first century. In thirteen chapters, the contributors discuss all the post-Pauline New Testament writings, devoting attention to both their content and their context. They examine the impact of the growth of the church on both Jews and Gentiles, exploring issues such as the diaspora, minorities, the Book of Acts, and the Fourth Gospel. The book then proceeds to a discussion of the impact of Christianity on the Roman state, including consideration of the book of Revelation and the imperial cult. A final chapter investigates how the church was perceived by Clement of Rome at the end of the first century.
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Mark Harding | Alanna Nobbs
Into All the World
Emergent Christianity in Its Jewish and Greco-Roman Context
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07/2017
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- RETROSPECTIVE
- The Interaction between Ancient Historians and New Testament Scholars: A Critical Appraisal (Alanna Nobbs)
- THE SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY TO AD 100
- 1. The Acts of the Apostles as a Source for Studying Early Christianity (Chris Forbes)
- 2. The Johannine Purpose and Outline (Johan Ferreira)
- 3. Unity and Diversity in Early Christianity (Bradley J. Bitner)
- 4. "Not as the Gentiles": The Ethics of the Earliest Christians (David Starling)
- CHRISTIANS AMONG JEWS
- 5. Jewish Christianity to AD 100 (Paul McKechnie)
- 6. "The Parting of the Ways" (Lydia Gore-Jones and Stephen Llewelyn)
- 7. The Letter to the Hebrews (Ian K. Smith)
- 8. Christians and Jews in Antioch (Edward Bridge)
- CHRISTIANS AMONG ROMANS
- 9. Divine Cultic Activities and the Early Church (Bruce W. Winter)
- 10. The Persecution of Christians from Nero to Hadrian (James R. Harrison)
- 11. Aliens and Strangers: Minority Group Rhetoric in the Later New Testament Writings (Timothy MacBride)
- 12. The Book of Revelation: A Call to Worship, Witness, and Wait in the Midst of Violence (Murray J. Smith)
- 13. Roman Political Ideology and the Authority of First Clement (L. L. Welborn)
- Index of Ancient People
- Index of Modern Scholars
