Backgrounds of Early Christianity, Paperback - Everett Ferguson

Reducere. Having long served as a standard introduction to the world of the early church, Everett Ferguson's Backgrounds of Early Christianity has been expan...

Reducere. Beginning with Walter Bauer in 1934, the denial of clear orthodoxy in early Christianity has shaped and largely defined modern New Testament critic...

Reducere. This book employs a methodology that I have found helpful in dealing with other topics. This procedure is to assemble the New Testament texts on th...

Reducere. The Church of Christ develops the affirmation that Christ is not complete without his people. It grounds ecclesiology in Christology and soteriolog...

Reducere. This magisterial volume is a comprehensive survey of the doctrine and practice of baptism in the first five centuries of Christian history, arrange...

Reducere. Not a year goes by without the Pope or another Christian dignitary singing the praises of fecundity and the virtues of family, preferably numerous....

Homer was the gateway to education, to the skills of reading and writing. These skills were necessary for the nascent Church. Knowledge of Homer's ...

The benefits of the digital age are huge. Our lives have been transformed, both in the developed and the undeveloped world. However, this transform...

Reducere. Oskar Skarsaune makes a fresh contribution to our understanding of the development of the early church in its practice (e.g., worship, baptism and ...

Reducere. Deepens and refreshes our view of early Christianity while casting a disturbing light on the evolution of the attitudes passed down to us. How did ...

Who were the Gnostics? And how did the Gnostic movement influence the development of Christianity in antiquity? Is it true that the Church rejected...

This Element covers social construction of the ideas of body and gender in Late Antiquity and Early Christianity, Martyrdom and asceticism as Chris...

A.D. 66Mira Bat-Chet's peaceful existence is suddenly shattered when her family is killed, her home is destroyed, and she is forced into slavery in...

Reducere. The liturgical year is a relatively modern invention. The term itself only came into use in the late sixteenth century. In antiquity, Christians di...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. DescriptionMany years ago, in a lecture on the creation of the Mishnah, the Orthodox Jewish historian, Rabbi Berel Wein discussed the rise of early...

First published in 1988, Peter Brown's The Body and Society was a groundbreaking study of the marriage and sexual practices of early Christians in ...

Two verses about Moses in the Bible have been the subject of debate since the first century. In Exodus 33: 20, God tells Moses that no one can see ...

Reducere. What was life like for first-century Christians? Imagine a modest-sized Roman home of a well-to-do Christian household wedged into a thickly settle...

Reducere. Designed as an undergraduate textbook, and shaped by needs of both Muslim and Christian students across Africa, this resource provides a thorough i...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): David (New York University, USA) KonstanNumber of pages: 216Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 156 x ...

Publisher: Westbow PressAuthor(s): Jonas E. AlexisIllustration(s): black & white illustrationsNumber of pages: 640Publication date: 2013Dimensions:...

Reducere. An internationally recognized scholar highlights the important role the North African church played in the development of Christian thought. This a...

Exploring Biblical Backgrounds provides students and teachers with a rich compendium of ancient primary sources that form essential readings for st...

Reducere. How old is prejudice against black people? Were the racist attitudes that fueled the Atlantic slave trade firmly in place 700 years before the Euro...

How and why did the early church grow in the first four hundred years despite disincentives, harassment, and occasional persecution? In this unique...

Readers: College, university, and seminary students; New Testament scholars

Reducere. The Jewish sect which ascribed Jesus the title of Messiah was eventually transformed into a non-Jewish movement wholly separated from its Jewish co...

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the YearA Tablet Book of the YearMarking a departure in our understanding of Christian views of the afterlif...

Christologicalterminology in its Biblical and Early Church contextsPublisher: James Clarke & Co LtdNumber of pages: 416Publication date: 2022Dimens...

The Assessment Pack supports teachers in tracking and recording children's progress through the early level numeracy and mathematics Curriculum for...

Reducere. Here Ute E. Eisen provides a scholarly investigation of the evidence that women held offices of authority in the first centuries of Christianity. T...

Reducere. DescriptionThis small book, the last work of a world-renowned scholar, has established itself as a classic. It provides a superb overview of the va...

Publisher: Cornell University PressAuthor(s): Gary FergusonIllustration(s): 5 Halftones, black and whiteNumber of pages: 232Publication date: 2021D...

Reducere. This book presents the esoteric original core of Christianity, with its concern for illuminating and healing the inner life of the individual. It i...

Reducere. A companion workbook to Marcus J. Borg's The Heart of Christianity, which struck a chord for countless Christians across this country. Church group...