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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788977603321

Autore

Koester Helmut <1926->

Titolo

History and literature of early Christianity / / Helmut Koester

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Walter de Gruyter, , 2000

ISBN

3-11-081265-7

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (416 p.)

Collana

Introduction to the New Testament / [Helmut Koester] ; ; v. 2

Disciplina

225.9/5

Soggetti

Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations: Serial and Journal Titles -- Short Titles of Works Often Cited -- Volume Two. HISTORY AND LITERATURE OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY -- Introduction -- § 7 THE SOURCES FOR THE HISTORY OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY -- § 8. FROM JOHN THE BAPTIST TO THE EARLY CHURCH -- § 9 PAUL -- § 10 PALESTINE AND SYRIA -- § 11 EGYPT -- § 12 ASIA, MACEDONIA, GREECE, AND ROME -- Glossary -- GENERAL INDEX (NAMES, PLACES, SUBJECTS) -- BIBLICAL, JEWISH, AND EARLY CHRISTIAN WRITINGS -- AUTHORS DISCUSSED IN THE TEXT

Sommario/riassunto

This work has established itself as a classical text in the field of New Testament studies. Written in a readable, non-technical style, it has become an indispensable textbook and reference for teachers, students, clergy, and the educated layperson interested in a scholarly treatment of the New Testament and its background in the Judaic and Greco-Roman world.