After the Apostles: Christianity in the Second CenturyFortress Press - 287 Seiten Through deft use of available data and texts, Wagner brings the enigmatic second century to life. Selecting five fateful challenges--issues of Creation, human nature, Jesus' identities, roles of the church, and Christians in society--he shows what was at stake for emerging Christianity and how its five key players responded. Map; glossary; bibliography. |
Inhalt
| 1 | |
V | 3 |
VII | 11 |
VIII | 25 |
IX | 43 |
X | 63 |
XI | 67 |
XII | 79 |
XVIII | 157 |
XIX | 171 |
XX | 187 |
XXI | 205 |
XXII | 223 |
XXIII | 241 |
XXIV | 243 |
XXV | 271 |
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After the Apostles: Christianity in the Second Century Walter H. Wagner Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 1994 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Adam adoptionist Alexandria angels Antioch Apology apostles arete authority became believers biblical bishop challenges Christ Christians Christology church claimed Clement Clement of Alexandria Commodus Common Era congregations cosmic cosmos covenant creation Creator critics culture death demons destiny discipline divine docetic Domitian earth earthly ekklēsia emperor Empire Esdras eternal ethical evil faith Father first-century fulfillment Gentiles gnosis Gnostics God's plan gods Gospel Greco-Roman Greek heaven heavenly Hebrew Heresies heretics holy human nature Ignatius Ignatius of Antioch incarnate interpreted Irenaeus Irenaeus's Israel Jesus Jewish Jews John Judaism Justin kingdom leaders live Logos Lord Marcion Messiah Moses obedience Old Testament pagan paideia parousia Paul persecution persons Philo philosophical Platonic presbyters present prophets responses resurrection rhetoric Roman Rome salvation Scripture second century Septuagint society soul Spirit Stoic Stoicism supreme teachers teachings Temple Tertullian theology traditions Trajan Translated Trypho understanding unity wisdom women worship
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 1 - Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.