History of early Christianity : religion, culture, identity / Markus Öhler ; translated by Jason Valdez.

Author/creator Öhler, Markus author.
Other author Valdez, Jason, translator.
Format Book
PublicationWaco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2025]
Copyright Date©2025
Descriptionxv, 321 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 23 cm
Subjects

Uniform titleGeschichte des frühen Christentums. English
Contents Basic questions of a history of early Christianity -- The Greco-Roman world: power structures, society, and religion -- The religion and culture of the Judeans: Judaism in the early imperial era -- Chronology of early Christianity -- Jesus of Nazareth -- The new beginning: Easter and Pentecost -- The first communities in Judea, Galilee, and Samaria -- The spread of belief in Christ to Syria -- Paul's early years -- The ongoing controversy over the Law and Judean identity -- The spread of the Gospel in Asia Minor and Achaea through Paul -- The Pauline ecclesiae -- The continuation and inclusion of Judean identity in early Christianity from teh apostolic council to the Bar Kokhba Revolt (47-135 CE) --Early Christianity in Greco-Roman society between 60 and 130 CE -- Internal crises in early Christianity from 60 to 135 CE -- Inner transformations in early Christianity from 60 to 135 CE.
Abstract "Describes the history of Early Christianity from Jesus of Nazareth to the time of the Second Judean Revolt, presenting the developments of early Christianity in antiquity, drawing on both ancient Judaism and the Greco-Roman world as contexts"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteTranslated from the English.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
Issued in other formOnline version: Öhler, Markus. Geschichte des frühen Christentums. English History of early Christianity Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2024] 9781481313964
LCCN 2023051009
ISBN9781481313957
ISBN1481313959 paperback
ISBNelectronic book

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