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From Christ to Christianity – How the Jesus Movement Became the Church in Less Than a Century

From Christ to Christianity – How the Jesus Movement Became the Church in Less Than a Century

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Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781540961402
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 22/03/2021
Width: 16.6 cm
Height: 22.6 cm
How did the movement founded by Jesus transform more in the first seventy-five years after his death than it has in the two thousand years since? This book tells the story of how the Christian movement, which began as relatively informal, rural, Hebrew and Aramaic speaking, and closely anchored to the Jewish synagogue, became primarily urban, Greek speaking, and gentile by the early second century, spreading through the Greco-Roman world with a mission agenda and church organization distinct from its roots in Jewish Galilee. It also shows how the early church's witness can encourage the church today.
Contents
Maps
Introduction: Two Profiles of One Reality
1. From Rural to Urban
2. From Jerusalem to Rome
3. From Jerusalem to the East and South
4. From Hebrew to Greek
5. From Jesus Movement to Gentile Mission
6. From Jesus Movement to Roman Persecution
7. From Torah to Kerygma
8. From Synagogue to Church
9. From Jewish to Christian Ethos
10. From Passover to Eucharist
11. From Apostles to Bishops
12. From Sabbath to Sunday
13. From "Way" to "Christian"
14. From Scroll to Codex
Conclusion: New Wine in New Wineskins
Indexes

James R. Edwards

James R. Edwards (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is Bruner-Welch Professor Emeritus of Theology at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. A noted New Testament scholar, he taught Bible and religion classes for more than three decades. His books include the Christianity Today Book Award winner Is Jesus the Only Savior?

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