Christian origins : an account of the setting and character of the most important Messianic sect of Judaism /
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| Author / Creator: | Rowland, Christopher, 1947- |
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | London : SPCK, 2002. |
| Description: | xxvi, 451 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4694424 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The Rock Whence Ye Were Hewn
- An Approach to Ancient Judaism
- The Jews After the Exile
- Jewish Life and Thought at the Beginning of the Common Era from the Perspective of the Study of Christian Origins
- God's Covenant with the Jews
- The God of the Covenant
- The Heavenly Host
- Angelic Mediators
- The Temple
- Festivals
- The Synagogue
- The Torah
- The Interpretation of Scripture
- Apocalyptic Approaches to Scripture: The Disclosure of Heavenly Knowledge
- Schools of Thought: An Introduction to Sectarianism in the Second Temple Period
- Schools of Thought: An Outline of Jewish Groups in the First Century CE
- Diaspora Judaism
- The Expression of Hope
- Pragmatism and Hope in Second Temple Judaism
- The Emergence of a Messianic Sect
- Early Christianity: What Kind of Religious Movement?
- The Centrality of Eschatology in Primitive Christian Belief
- The World of Jesus and the First Christians
- The Quest for the Historical Jesus
- Using the Gospels to Establish the Character of Jesus' Life and Message
- John the Baptist
- The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God
- The Parables
- Other Teaching
- The Signs of the Coming Kingdom
- Jesus and the Future
- Jesus and Second Temple Judaism
- The Death of Jesus
- Jesus' Personal Claim
- The Resurrection Narratives
- Christianity Before and Apart from Paul
- Situation and System in Paul's Letters
- Major Themes of Paul's Letters
- Apostle to the Gentiles
- Paul's Method as an Apostle
- Paul and the Torah
- Membership of the People of God
- Paul and Israel
- The Problem of Authority
- Early Christian Initiation and Worship
- The Emergence of Beliefs About Jesus
- Differing Models of Ministry
- Coming to Terms with the Old Age.
