Philip F. Esler

The First Christians in Their Social Worlds (eBook, ePUB)

Social-scientific approaches to New Testament Interpretation

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

An examination of how the New Testament was influenced by the social realities of the early Christian communities for whom the books were wtitten. It reveals an intimate connection between society and Gospel.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134833801
• Artikelnr.: 47889417

Autorenporträt

Philip F. Esler

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1. Social worlds, social sciences and the New Testament 2. Reading
the Mediterranean social script 3. Glossolalia and the admission of
Gentiles into the early Christian community 4. Sectarianism and the
conflict at Antioch 5. Introverted sectarianism at Quran and in the
Johannine community 6. Millennialism and Daniel 7 7. The social function of
4 Ezra 8. Sorcery accusations and the Apocalypse References Index