Into All The World: Emergent Christianity In Its Jewish And Greco-roman Context

Synopsis

Into All The World--the Third Volume From Editors Mark Harding And Alanna Nobbs On The Content And Social Setting Of The New Testament--brings Together A Team Of Eminent Australian Scholars In Ancient History, New Testament, And The Early Church To Take The Story Of Christianity Into The Jewish And Greco-roman World Of The First Century. Retrospective : -- The Interaction Between Ancient Historians And New Testament Scholars : A Critical Appraisal / Alanna Nobbs -- The Spread Of Christianity To Ad 100 : -- 1. The Acts Of The Apostles As A Source For Studying Early Christianity / Chris Forbes -- 2. The Johannine Purpose And Outline / Johan Ferreira -- 3. Unity And Diversity In Early Christianity / Bradley J. Bitner -- 4. Not As The Gentiles : The Ethics Of The Earliest Christians / David Starling -- Christians Among Jews : -- 5. Jewish Christianity To Ad 100 / Paul Mckechnie -- 6. The Parting Of The Ways / Lydia Gore-johes And Stephen Llewelyn -- 7. The Letter To The Hebrews / Ian K. Smith -- 8. Christians And Jews In Antioch / Edward Bridge -- Christians Among Romans : -- 9. Divine Cultic Activities And The Early Church / Bruce W. Winter -- 10. The Persecution Of Christians From Nero To Hadrian / James R. Harrison -- 11. Aliens And Strangers : Minority Group Rhetoric In The Later New Testament Writings / Timothy Macbride -- 12. The Book Of Revelation : A Call To Worship, Witness, And Wait In The Midst Of Violence / Murray J. Smith -- 13. Roman Political Ideology And The Authority Of First Clement / L. L. Welborn Edited By Mark Harding And Alanna Nobbs. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.