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The pathway to understanding the New Testament leads through the vibrant landscape of the first-century Greco-Roman world. The New Testament is rooted in the concrete historical events of that world.In Jesus the Rise of Early Christianity Paul Barnett not only places the New Testament within that world of caesars and Herods, proconsuls and Pharisees, Sadducees and revolutionaries, but argues that the mainspring and driving force of early Christian history is the historical Jesus. We cannot understand the rise of Christianity apart from this Jesus, the messiah of Israel and the spiritual and intellectual impact he had on his immediate followers and those who succeeded them.From his intimate acquaintance with the sources, the evidence and the problems of New Testament history, Barnett offers fresh insights. His telling of the story skillfully avoids the encumbrance of extraneous details and side journeys. From the brith of Jesus to the founding of the messianic community, from the rise of Paul's mission to the Gentiles to the writing of the Gospels, Barnett offers a comprehensive account of the movement that would change the face of world history.Jesus the Rise of Early Christianity is a comprehensive survey of New Testament history that will meet the needs of students and teachers of the New Testament. In its engagment with contemporary scholarship and its emphasis on the propelling role of the historical and risen Jesus in the rise of Christianity, it provides a timely rejoinder to current revisionist exploration of Christian origins.

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Author:   Paul Barnett
Publisher:   InterVarsity Press
Imprint:   Inter-Varsity Press,US
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.606kg
ISBN:  

9780830826995

ISBN 10:   0830826998
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   17 April 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Maps and Tables Abbreviations Preface 1. The New Testament as History Excursus 1A: New Testament Chronology Excursus 1B: History and Myth 2. The Impact of Christ 3. The Hellenistic Background to Jesus 4. Herod, Idumaean, King of the Jews 5. Jesus' Birth Boyhood 6. Jesus' Context: Galilee Peraea 7. Jesus' Context: Judea Excursus 7A: The Search for the historical Pontius Pilate 8. Jesus of Nazareth (c. 29-33) Excursus 8A: Working Assumptions Excursus 8B: The Criterion of Dissimilarity Excursus 8C: Did Jesus Make Claims to Deity? 9. Resurrection, Exaltation the Spirit 10. The Community of the Messiah in Jerusalem Excursus 10A: The Use of Acts 1-5 for Historical Reconstruction 11. The Scattering of the Community the Conversion of Saul (c. 34/35) 12. Peter in Palestine (33-47) 13. The Apostolate of Saul in the Unknown Years (c. 34-47) Excursus 13A: Paul's Mission Strategy According to Rainer Riesner Excursus 13B: Jews, Proselytes and God-fearers 14. The Inclusion of the Gentiles (47-49) Excursus 14A: An Early Dating for Galations Excursus 14B: The Missionary Agreement and the Jerusalem Council 15. James, Cephas John 16. Paul's Later Ministry (c. 50-65) 17. Churches Evangelists (33-100) 18. The Four Gospels 19. The Kindgom of Christ 20. Epilogue Excursus 20A:The Birth of Christianity According to J. Dominic Crossan Select Bibliography Indexes

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Barnett (Ph.D., London University), was until his retirement Anglican bishop of North Sydney, Australia. He remains a visiting fellow in ancient history at Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) and research professor at Regent College (Vancouver, British Columbia). He has written several books.

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