Paul And The Second Century

Author : Michael F. Bird
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 056701844X
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paul and the Second Century written by Michael F. Bird and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-05 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume looks at the imprint and influence that the writings of the Apostle Paul had in the second century, examining the Pauline corpus in conjunction with key second century figures and texts such as Ignatius, Polycarp, and the Epistle of Diognetus. It investigates the impact of Paul's legacy and examines how this legacy shaped the Christianity that emerged in the second century as represented by the Apostolic Fathers, the early Christian Apologists, and among Gnostic and Judeo Christian groups.

Author : Michael F. Bird
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0567158276
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paul and the Second Century written by Michael F. Bird and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-07-07 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: >

Author : Matthew J. Thomas
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
ISBN 13 : 3161562755
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paul's 'Works of the Law' in the Perspective of Second Century Reception written by Matthew J. Thomas and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2018-07-24 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul writes that we are justified by faith apart from 'works of the law', a disputed term that represents a fault line between 'old' and 'new' perspectives on Paul. Was the Apostle reacting against the Jews' good works done to earn salvation, or the Mosaic Law's practices that identified the Jewish people? Matthew J. Thomas examines how Paul's second century readers understood these points in conflict, how they relate to 'old' and 'new' perspectives, and what their collective witness suggests about the Apostle's own meaning. Surprisingly, these early witnesses align closely with the 'new' perspective, though their reasoning often differs from both viewpoints. They suggest that Paul opposes these works neither due to moralism, nor primarily for experiential or social reasons, but because the promised new law and covenant, which are transformative and universal in scope, have come in Christ.

Author : James Carleton Paget
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107165229
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christianity in the Second Century written by James Carleton Paget and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity in the Second Century seeks to show how academic study on this critical period of Christian development has undergone change over the last thirty years. It focuses on contributions from early Christian and ancient Jewish studies, and ancient history, all of which have contributed to a changing scholarly landscape.

Author : P.D. James
Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 0857861077
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Acts of the Apostles written by P.D. James and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acts is the sequel to Luke's gospel and tells the story of Jesus's followers during the 30 years after his death. It describes how the 12 apostles, formerly Jesus's disciples, spread the message of Christianity throughout the Mediterranean against a background of persecution. With an introduction by P.D. James

Author : Ruben R. Dupertuis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317544382
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Engaging Early Christian History written by Ruben R. Dupertuis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-03 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book extends scholarly debate beyond the analysis of pure historical debates and concerns to focus on the associations between Acts and the diverse contemporaneous texts, writers, and broader cultural phenomena in the second-century world of Christians, Romans, Greeks, and Jews.

Author : Michael J. Kruger
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830887512
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christianity at the Crossroads written by Michael J. Kruger and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gospel Coalition Book of the Year Biblical Foundations Award Winner Christianity in the twenty-first century is a global phenomenon. But in the second century, its future was not at all certain. Initially Christianity possessed little social or cultural influence and found itself fighting for its life. While apostolic tradition was emerging as a "rule of faith," factions contested the nature of the gospel, and pagan philosophers found its claims scandalous. And while its pathway was tenuous, Christianity was forming structures of leadership and worship, and a core of apostolic texts was emerging as authoritative. But it was the challenges, obstacles, and transitions faced by Christians in the second century that, in many ways, would determine the future of the church for the next two millennia. It was a time when Christianity stood at a crossroads. Michael Kruger's introductory survey examines how Christianity took root in the second century, how it battled to stay true to the vision of the apostles, and how it developed in ways that would shape both the church and Western culture over the next two thousand years. Christianity at the Crossroads provides an accessible and informative look at the complex and foundational issues faced by an infant church still trying to determine its identity. The church's response to the issues of heresy and orthodoxy, the development of the canon, and the transmission of the Christian Scriptures not only determined its survival, but determined the kind of church it would be for generations to come.

Author : Wesley Vander Lugt
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1630873985
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theatrical Theology written by Wesley Vander Lugt and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theology is inherently theatrical, rooted in God's performance on the world stage and oriented toward faith seeking performative understanding in the theatre of everyday life. Following Hans Urs von Balthasar's magisterial, five-volume Theo-Drama, a growing number of theologians and pastors have been engaging more widely with theatre and drama, producing what has been recognized as a "theatrical turn" in theology. This volume includes thirteen essays from theologians and pastors who have contributed in distinct ways to this theatrical turn and who desire to deepen interdisciplinary dialogue between theology and theatre. The result is an unprecedented collection of essays that embodies and advances theatrical theology for the purpose of enriching theological reflection and edifying the church.

Author : Walter H. Wagner
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 9781451419863
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book After the Apostles written by Walter H. Wagner and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through deft use of available data and texts, Wagner brings the enigmatic second century to life. Selecting five fateful challenges--issues of Creation, human nature, Jesus' identities, roles of the church, and Christians in society--he shows what was at stake for emerging Christianity and how its five key players responded. Map; glossary; bibliography.

Author : Robert McQueen Grant
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664221881
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jesus After the Gospels written by Robert McQueen Grant and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1990-03-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study first examines the New Testament origins of second-century thinking: the humanity of Christ in biblical Christology, including the infancy narratives and the divinity of Christ. The book then deals with Gnostic Christologies of the early second century, interprets the christological thinking of the apostolic fathers and Justin Martyr, discusses the Jewish Christian Christology of Theophilus, shows how disagreements were dealt within developing concepts of orthodoxy versus heresy, and explores how Irenaeus's Christology was worked out as a basis for molding an orthodox consensus. The book shows early attempts to synthesize diverse strands in the Gospel portraits of Jesus.