Backgrounds of early Christianity (edició 1987)

Having long served as a standard introduction to the world of the early church, Everett Ferguson's Backgrounds of Early Christianity has been expanded and updated in this third edition. The book explores and unpacks the Roman, Greek, and Jewish political, social, religious, and philosophical backgrounds necessary for a good historical understanding of the New Testament and the early church. New to this edition are revisions of Ferguson's original material, updated bibliographies, and fresh discussions of first-century social life, of Gnosticism, and of the Dead Sea Scrolls and other Jewish literature.

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NO OF PAGES: 611 SUB CAT I: First Century Judaism SUB CAT II: SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: Widely used as a textbook since its publication in 1987, this work provides an analytical and systematic introduction to the Roman, Greek, and Jewish political, social, literary, and religious backgrounds necessary for a historical understanding of the New Testament and the early church. This revised edition contains updated bibliographies, rewritten and added sections, and incorporating many of the critical suggestions received from professors who have used this book.NOTES: SUBTITLE: Second Edition

An extensive review of the background to the early church. ( )

An excellent resource for understanding the Greco-Roman and Jewish backgrounds of the New Testament. ( )