Primitive Christianity in its contemporary setting /

Bultmann, Rudolf, 1884-1976.

Primitive Christianity in its contemporary setting / by Rudolf Bultmann ; translated by Reginald H. Fuller. - 1st Fortress Press ed. - Philadelphia : Fortress Press, c1956. - 240 p. ; 21 cm.

Translation of Das Urchristentum im Rahmen der antiken Religionen. Reprint of the ed. published by Collins, Cleveland, in series: A Fount book.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: The Old Testament heritage. God and the world ; God and the nation ; God and man --
Judaism. Synagogue and law ; The hope of Israel ; Hellenistic Judaism --
The Greek heritage. The Greek city state ; Science and the philosophy of life --
Hellenism. The Stoic ideal of the wise man ; Star worship, fatalism and astrology ; The mystery religions ; Gnosticism --
Primitive Christianity. Primitive Christianity as a syncretistic phenomenon ; Man and his relation to time ; The situation of man in the world ; Redemption.

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Christianity and other religions.

BR 128 .A2 / B83 1956

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