Overview

This is a critical account of the state-of-the-art of scholarship in earliest Christianity, and where and how it should move forward. It offers an authoritative account of contemporary scholarship and evaluates the work of all major scholars in the field, from Britain, America and around the world, as well as a critical analysis of all the published writings in Early Christianity over the last 25 years of the 20th century. Gerd Lüdemann evaluates all the contributions and defines the most significant areas for future research.

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Author:   Gerd Lüdemann
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   T.& T.Clark Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.300kg
ISBN:  

9780567088109

ISBN 10:   0567088103
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   01 December 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Preface Preliminary Remarks 1. An Overview of the Demarcation of Primitve Christianity: The Task and the Method of Descriptipn 2. A Survey and Critique of Recent Conventional Reconstructions of Primitve Christianity 3. A Survey and Critique of Recent Studies in the Social History of Primitve Christianity 4. A Survey and Critique of Recent Studies in Primitve Christianity from the Perspective of Feminist Theology 5. A Survey and Critique of Recent Studies in the Environment of Primitive Christianity 6. A Survey and Critique of Recent Studies in Primitive Christianity in the Different Centres of Romea) Antiochb) Romac) Macedoniad) Ephesus and Asia Minor 7. A Survey and Critique of Recent Studies of Individual Problems Conclusion Appendices I. On the Problem of Pre-Christian Gnosticism II. Gerd Theissen's A Theory of Primitve Christian Religion Bibliography of Works Discussed Index of Authors

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Review by Matthew R. Hauge, Azusa Pacific University, in Religious Studies Review * Religious Studies Review * Review in German in Theologische Literaturzeitung, 131 (2006) 3 * Theologische Literaturzeitung *

Author Information

Gerd Ludemann is Professor of New Testament at the University of Gottingen and the author of Virgin Birth? The Real Story of Mary and Her Son Jesus, also published by Trinity Press. Martina Janssen is his academic assistant.

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