TY - BOOK AU - Koester,Helmut TI - History and literature of early Christianity T2 - Introduction to the New Testament / [Helmut Koester] SN - 9783110812657 AV - BS2410 .K613 2000 U1 - 225.9/5 22 PY - 2000/// CY - New York PB - Walter de Gruyter KW - Bible KW - New Testament KW - History of contemporary events KW - fast KW - Church history KW - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Église KW - Histoire KW - ca 30-600 (Église primitive) KW - RELIGION KW - Biblical Studies KW - bisacsh KW - Primitive and early church KW - Apocriefen KW - gtt KW - Nieuwe Testament KW - Apostolische Vaders N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Illustrations -- Preface To The Second Edition -- Preface To The First Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations: Serial And Journal Titles -- Short Titles Of Works Often Cited -- Introduction --  7 The Sources For The History Of Early Christianity -- 1. Survey Of The Sources And Their Traditions -- 2. The Text Of The New Testament -- 3. Source Criticism -- 4. Problems Of Form, Tradition, Narrative, And Rhetorical Criticism --  8 From John The Baptist To The Early Christian Church -- 1. John The Baptist -- 2. Jesus Of Nazareth; 3. The Earliest Christian Communities  9 Paul -- 1. Life And Ministry To The Apostolic Council -- 2. From Antioch To Ephesus -- 3. Paulâ€?S Stay In Ephesus -- 4. Corinthâ€?Jerusalemâ€?Rome -- Â10. Palestine And Syria -- 1. The Tradition Of The Message Of Jesus -- 2. From The Kerygma Of The Resurrection To The Gospels Of The Church -- 3. The Johannine Circle -- 4. Jewish Christianity -- 5. Syria, The Country Of Origin Of Christian Gnosticism --  11. Egypt -- 1. The Beginnings Of Christianity In Egypt -- 2. Egyptian Gnosticism; 3. The Beginnings Of Catholicism  12. Asia, Macedonia, Greece, And Rome -- 1. The Renewal Of Apocalypticism -- 2. The Transformation Of Pauline Theology Into Ecclesiastical Doctrine -- 3. Christianity In Its Encounter With Its Social World -- Glossary -- General Index (Names, Places, Subjects) -- Biblical, Jewish, And Early Christian Writings -- Authors Discussed In The Text UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=627402 ER -