Love as agape : the early Christian concept and modern discourse / Oda Wischmeyer ; translated by Wayne Coppins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wischmeyer, Oda, author.

Contributor:

Coppins, Wayne, translator.

Series:

Baylor-Mohr Siebeck Studies in Early Christianity

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agape.

Love--Biblical teaching.

Love--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Traces the New Testament idea of agape love from its roots in the Hebrew Bible, in comparison with contemporary Jewish and Greco-Roman thought, and places this concept in conversation with various modern understandings of love"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover Page

Half Title Page, Series Page, Title Page, Copyright, Dedication, Epigraphs

Contents

Editors' Preface

Preface to the English Edition

Preface to the German Edition

Introduction: From Commandment to Concept

1. The Love Commandment in the New Testament

2. Historical Contexts

3. ἀγάπη in the Texts of the New Testament

4. The Concept of Love (ἀγάπη/ἀγαπᾶν) in the Writings of the New Testament

5. Alternative and Counter-Conceptions in the Early Jewish and Early Christian World

6. The Concept of Agape and Current Conceptions of Love

Looking Forward: The New Testament Concept of Love

Bibliography

Index of Ancient Sources

Index of Authors.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781481315760

1481315765

9781481315746

1481315749

OCLC:

1273076122