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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823615703321

Autore

Valantasis Richard <1946->

Titolo

The Gospels and Christian life in history and practice / / Richard Valantasis, Douglas K. Bleyle, and Dennis C. Haugh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2009

ISBN

1-282-49761-8

9786612497612

0-7425-7069-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (326 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BleyleDouglas K. <1967->

HaughDennis C. <1942->

Disciplina

226.06

270.1

Soggetti

Christian life - History - Early church, ca. 30-600

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

The Gospels and Christian Life in History and Practice; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction:Good News Everywhere; Chapter Two: Portal to the Gospel of Mark: Nero's Frantic Rome; Chapter Three: The Gospel of Mark: A Gospel for the Underground; Chapter Four: Portal to the Gospel of Matthew: School Time in Antiquity; Chapter Five: The Gospel of Matthew: Learning How to Read; Chapter Six: Portal to the Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles: Getting Your Book Published in Antiquity; Chapter Seven: The Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles: A Nobleman's Biography

Chapter Eight: Portal to the Gospel of John: Wandering Prophets and Homebody BishopsChapter Nine: The Gospel of John: Abiding in the Word; Chapter Ten: A Theological Conclusion: Good News Everywhere; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The four canonical gospels arose in unique circumstances in different parts of the Roman Empire. This book studies the gospels as formative documents that reveal how these four communities refracted the life of Jesus to express their unique community life in their historical contexts. Reading Mark, Matthew, Luke and Acts, and John as distinct communities with particular systems of formation, this book explores



the differences between the gospels, while providing four windows on the development of primitive Christianity.