Christian OriginsFortress Press, 1 de mar. de 2010 - 336 páginas Dealing with a time when "Christians" were moving towards separation from the movement's Jewish origins, this inaugural volume of A People's History of Christianity tells "the people's story" by gathering together evidence from the New Testament texts, archaeology, and other contemporary sources. Of particular interest to the distinguished group of scholar-contributors are the often overlooked aspects of the earliest "Christian" consciousness: How, for example, did they manage to negotiate allegiances to two social groups? How did they deal with crucial issues of wealth and poverty? What about the participation of slaves and women in these communities? How did living in the shadow of the Roman Empire color their religious experience and economic values? |
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... claimed the name “Christian.” What has been studied almost exclu- sively until now is the religion of various elites, whether spiritual elites, intel- lectual elites, or power elites. Without a doubt, mystics and theologians, pastors ...
... claims that the Pharisees had influence among the people (did he mean the Judean peasantry or only the Jerusalemites?). But he portrays them as agents and representatives of the Hasmonean, Herodian, and high priestly regimes. There is ...
... claim in the Book of Acts that he was a Roman citizen. His comment that with regard to the Law he was a Pharisee (Phil. 3:5) does not mean that he received a scribal education in Jerusalem at the feet of Gamaliel (Acts 22:3) and became ...
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