The rise of Christian beliefs :
Räisänen, Heikki.
The rise of Christian beliefs : the thought world of early Christians / Heikki Räisänen. - Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, c2010. - xxiv, 479 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-434) and indexes.
Introduction -- The relationship to "New Testament theology" -- The structure of the present work -- Timeline -- Part 1: Roots and starting points -- Second Temple Judaism -- Greco-Roman religion and philosophy -- Events, persons, sources -- Part 2: Basic problems and solutions -- Last things first : God, history, and beyond -- After death : the destiny of the individual -- Sold under sin? : the human condition -- What must I do to be saved? : different paths to salvation -- True man or true God? : the mediator of salvation -- The empowering presence : experiences and doctrines of the Spirit -- True Israel? : from Jewish to Christian identity -- Strangers in a transitory world : Christians and pagans -- Toward Christian Orthodoxy -- Conclusion : Common ground and diversity in early Christian thought.
9780800662660 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0800662660 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2009011219
Geschichte 30-600.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Theology, Doctrinal--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Christianity--Origin.
Lehrbuch.
BR162.3 / .R35 2010
270.1
The rise of Christian beliefs : the thought world of early Christians / Heikki Räisänen. - Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, c2010. - xxiv, 479 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-434) and indexes.
Introduction -- The relationship to "New Testament theology" -- The structure of the present work -- Timeline -- Part 1: Roots and starting points -- Second Temple Judaism -- Greco-Roman religion and philosophy -- Events, persons, sources -- Part 2: Basic problems and solutions -- Last things first : God, history, and beyond -- After death : the destiny of the individual -- Sold under sin? : the human condition -- What must I do to be saved? : different paths to salvation -- True man or true God? : the mediator of salvation -- The empowering presence : experiences and doctrines of the Spirit -- True Israel? : from Jewish to Christian identity -- Strangers in a transitory world : Christians and pagans -- Toward Christian Orthodoxy -- Conclusion : Common ground and diversity in early Christian thought.
9780800662660 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0800662660 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2009011219
Geschichte 30-600.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Theology, Doctrinal--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Christianity--Origin.
Lehrbuch.
BR162.3 / .R35 2010
270.1