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Author Downing, F. Gerald, 1935-

Title Making sense in (and of) the first Christian century / F. Gerald Downing
Published Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, ©2000

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Description 1 online resource (268 pages)
Series Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 197
Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 197
Contents Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 ''HONOUR'' AMONG EXEGETES; Chapter 2 PERSONS IN RELATION; Chapter 3 FORGIVINGNESS?-OF FORGIVENESS?-OR THE REMISSION OF OFFENCES?; Chapter 4 THE AMBIGUITY OF ''THE PHARISEE AND THE TOLL COLLECTOR'' (LUKE 18.9-14) IN THE GRAECO-ROMAN WORLD OF LATE ANTIQUITY; Chapter 5 THE WOMAN FROM SYROPHOENICIA, AND HER DOGGEDNESS: MARK 7.24-31 (MATTHEW 15.21-28); Chapter 6 DEEPER REFLECTIONS ON THE JEWISH CYNIC JESUS; Chapter 7 CYNICS AND CHRISTIANS, OEDIPUS AND THYESTES
Chapter 8 EXILE IN FORMATIVE JUDAISMChapter 9 COMMON STRANDS IN PAGAN, JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN ESCHATOLOGIES IN THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CENTURIES; Chapter 10 ONTOLOGICAL ASYMMETRY IN PHILO, AND CHRISTOLOGICAL REALISM IN PAUL, HEBREWS AND JOHN; Chapter 11 MAGIC AND SCEPTICISM IN AND AROUND THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CENTURY; Chapter 12 INTERPRETATION AND THE ''CULTURE GAP''; Chapter 13 REFLECTING IN THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CENTURY: 1 CORINTHIANS 13.12; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors; Index of Subjects
Summary The first Christian century must be approached with careful attention to its cultural and linguistic heterogeneity. It should not simply be assumed that this past 'is a different place, they do things differently there'. Downing treats the ways in which early Christians tried to 'make things make sense' within their cultures, noting both the similarities and differences between their ways and contemporary ones and stressing the variety of contexts and influences on first-century communication. Downing brings his renowned expertise to bear in illuminating the cultural features of early Christia
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-249) and indexes
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SUBJECT Bible. New Testament -- Social scientific criticism
Bible. New Testament. fast (OCoLC)fst01808090
Bibel Neues Testament gnd
Bible. New Testament -- Critique, interprétation, etc. ram
Subject Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Honor in the Bible.
Forgiveness -- Biblical teaching
Forgiveness of sin.
Cynics (Greek philosophy)
Christianity and other religions -- Greek.
Exile (Punishment) in rabbinical literature.
Eschatology.
Magic, Ancient.
eschatology.
RELIGION -- Christian Church -- History.
RELIGION -- Christianity -- History.
Social scientific criticism of sacred works.
Zingeving.
Church history -- Primitive and early church.
Maatschappij.
Oudheid.
Christianisme -- 0030-0600 (Eglise primitive)
Zeithintergrund
Église -- 30-600 (Église primitive)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780567376213
0567376214
128319726X
9781283197267