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PublisherEerdmans Publishing Company, William B.

ISBN-100802839320

ISBN-139780802839329

eBay Product ID (ePID)66101893

Product Key Features

Book TitleBeginning from Jerusalem

Number of Pages1370 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicChristian Church / History, Christianity / History, Middle East / Israel & Palestine, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament, Biblical Studies / New Testament

Publication Year2009

IllustratorYes

GenreReligion, History

AuthorJames D. G. Dunn

Book SeriesChristianity in the Making Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height2.4 in

Item Weight82 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2008-028392

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume NumberVol. 2

Dewey Decimal270.1

Table Of ContentTable of Contents Part Six: Writing a History of Christianity's Beginnings 20. The Quest for the Historical Church 21. The Sources Part Seven: The First Phase 22. Beginning in Jerusalem 23. The Earliest Community 24. The Hellenists and the First Outreach 25. The Emergence of Paul 26. The Mission of Peter 27. Crisis and Confrontation Part Eight: Apostle to the Gentiles 28. Dates, Destinations and Distances 29. Paul the Apostle 30. Paul's Churches 31. The Aegean Mission: Phase One 32. The Aegean Mission: Phase Two 33. The Close of a Chapter Part Nine: The End of the Beginning 34. The Passion of Paul 35. The Voiceless Peter 36. Catastrophe in Judea 37. The Legacy of the First-Generation Leadership

SynopsisBeginning from Jerusalem covers the early formation of the Christian faith from 30 to 70 C.E. After outlining the quest for the historical church (parallel to the quest for the historical Jesus) and reviewing the sources, James Dunn follows the course of the movement stemming from Jesus beginning from Jerusalem.He opens with a close analysis of what can be said of the earliest Jerusalem community, the Hellenists, the mission of Peter, and the emergence of Paul. Then Dunn focuses solely on Paul -- the chronology of his life and mission, his understanding of his call as apostle, and the character of the churches that he founded. The third part traces the final days and literary legacies of the three principal figures of first-generation Christianity: Paul, Peter, and James the brother of Jesus. Each section includes detailed interaction with the vast wealth of secondary literature on the many subjects covered., Beginning from Jerusalem covers the early formation of the Christian faith from 30 to 70 C.E. After outlining the quest for the historical church (parallel to the quest for the historical Jesus) and reviewing the sources, James Dunn follows the course of the movement stemming from Jesus "beginning from Jerusalem." / He opens with a close analysis of what can be said of the earliest Jerusalem community, the Hellenists, the mission of Peter, and the emergence of Paul. Then Dunn focuses solely on Paul -- the chronology of his life and mission, his understanding of his call as apostle, and the character of the churches that he founded. The third part traces the final days and literary legacies of the three principal figures of first-generation Christianity: Paul, Peter, and James the brother of Jesus. Each section includes detailed interaction with the vast wealth of secondary literature on the many subjects covered., Beginning from Jerusalem covers the early formation of the Christian faith from 30 to 70 C.E. After outlining the quest for the historical church (parallel to the quest for the historical Jesus) and reviewing the sources, James Dunn follows the course of the movement stemming from Jesus beginning from Jerusalem.He opens with a close analysis of, The second volume in the magisterial Christianity in the Making trilogy , Beginning from Jerusalem covers the early formation of the Christian faith from 30 to 70 CE. After outlining the quest for the historical church (parallel to the quest for the historical Jesus) and reviewing the sources, James Dunn follows the course of the movement stemming from Jesus "beginning from Jerusalem." Dunn opens with a close analysis of what can be said of the earliest Jerusalem community, the Hellenists, the mission of Peter, and the emergence of Paul. Then he focuses solely on Paulthe chronology of his life and mission, his understanding of his call as apostle, and the character of the churches that he founded. The third part traces the final days and literary legacies of the three principal figures of first-generation Christianity: Paul, Peter, and James, the brother of Jesus. Each section includes detailed interaction with the vast wealth of secondary literature on the many subjects covered.

LC Classification NumberBR162.3.D86 2008