Overview
"This is a comprehensive and introductory account of the emergence of Christianity, as we know it today. Dealing with the Jewish background to Jesus and crucial issues as the Synoptic problem such it is an ideal undergraduate textbook.In ""Christian Origins"" Jonathan Knight gives a comprehensive account of the emergence of Christianity as we know it today. Beginning with the Jewish background to Jesus and his teachings, Knight examines the different factions within Judaism at the time, ultimately identifying eschatology as the common link to Jesus' teaching. Knight presents this apocalyptic agenda as the mainstay of early Christian belief, and uses this as a lens through which to view the development of the Early Church, the writings of Paul and the further growth of the Church.In examining the birth of Christianity, Knight alights on such crucial and intriguing issues as the Synoptic Problem, the historical figure of Jesus and the authorship of the Pauline epistles. These widespread investigations lead him to an enlightening examination of Pauline ethics and the development of sacramental understanding and Christian ministry, propelling the book beyond a basic exegetical reflection to a breathtaking demonstration of the foundations of a major world faith."
Full Product Details
Author: Jonathan Knight (York St. John University, UK)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.794kg
ISBN: 9780567033499
ISBN 10: 056703349
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 19 June 2008
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
Knight's treatise provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of Christian beginnings ... his treatment of the 'Son of Man' controversy is especiallyl worthy of consideration ... While scholars will recognize the sources for Knight's opinions, they, as well as casual readers, will profit by the massive bibliographical references contained in the 100 pages of endnotes. Merely to have attempted the immense task of writing a history of Christian origins is laudable; that Knight has carried it off so well is extraordinary. Casimir Bernas, Religious Studies Review, Vol. 35 No. 1, March 2009.--, Religious Studies Review
While this book is targeted at undergraduates, any Christian would find it illuminating and have their understanding of the scriptures enriched. Hereford Diocese, Spring 2010
Author Information
Jonathan Knight is Research Fellow of the Katie Wheeler Trust. Previous appointments include Lecturer and Research Fellow in Biblical Studies at Sheffield University, Chaplain and Research Assistant to Stephen Sykes and Chaplain of Worcester College, Oxford, UK. He is the author of Jesus: An Historical and Theological Investigation (T&T Clark, 2004), Luke's Gospel (Routledge, 1998) and The Ascension of Isaiah (Sheffield Academic Press, 1995), and editor, with Stephen Sykes and John Booty, of The Study of Anglicanism (SPCK, 1998).
