History of early Christianity : religion, culture, identity / Markus Öhler ; translated by Jason Valdez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Öhler, Markus, author.

Contributor:

Valdez, Jason, translator.

Standardized Title:

Geschichte des frühen Christentums. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

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

Church history.

Physical Description:

xv, 321 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"Describes the history of Early Christianity from Jesus of Nazareth to the time of the Second Judean Revolt, presenting the developments of early Christianity in antiquity, drawing on both ancient Judaism and the Greco-Roman world as contexts"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Basic questions of a history of early Christianity

The Greco-Roman world: power structures, society, and religion

The religion and culture of the Judeans: Judaism in the early imperial era

Chronology of early Christianity

Jesus of Nazareth

The new beginning: Easter and Pentecost

The first communities in Judea, Galilee, and Samaria

The spread of belief in Christ to Syria

Paul's early years

The ongoing controversy over the Law and Judean identity

The spread of the Gospel in Asia Minor and Achaea through Paul

The Pauline ecclesiae

The continuation and inclusion of Judean identity in early Christianity from teh apostolic council to the Bar Kokhba Revolt (47-135 CE)

Early Christianity in Greco-Roman society between 60 and 130 CE

Internal crises in early Christianity from 60 to 135 CE

Inner transformations in early Christianity from 60 to 135 CE.

Notes:

Translated from the English.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Öhler, Markus. Geschichte des frühen Christentums. English History of early Christianity

ISBN:

9781481313957

1481313959

OCLC:

1428214676