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9780802822215 Academic Inspection Copy

Backgrounds of Early Christianity

  • ISBN-13: 9780802822215
  • Publisher: EERDMANS ACADEMIC
    Imprint: EERDMANS ACADEMIC
  • By Everett Ferguson
  • Price: AUD $77.99
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  • Local release date: 30/11/2003
  • Format: Paperback (241.00mm X 170.00mm) 648 pages Weight: 1021g
  • Categories: Church history [HRCC2]
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Ferguson's authoritative students' introduction to the world of the early church has now been revised and expanded with new discussions of `first-century social life, of Gnosticism, and of the Dead Sea Scrolls and other Jewish literature'. Each section is clearly structured with its own bibliography. Arranged thematically, chapters discuss the political background (looking at the political history of the Near East, Alexander the Great, the Hellenistic kingdoms and Rome), society and culture (including the Roman military, social classes, slavery, relationships, morality, economy, entertainment, literature, art and architecture, clubs and associations), Hellenistic-Roman religions (cults, imperial cults, personal religions, Greek and eastern mysteries), Hellenistic-Roman philosophies, Judaism and Christianity.
Everett Ferguson is professor emeritus of Bible and distinguished scholar-in-residence at Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas. Among his books are Backgrounds of Early Christianity, now in its third edition, and The Church of Christ: A Biblical Ecclesiology for Today (both Eerdmans).
Currents in Theology and Mission "The text is excellent -- rich and amazingly detailed. A standard textbook, it would also be a good addition to a parish library." Bryn Mawr Classical Review "This book provides a good introduction for students to the historical, cultural and religious environment of the New Testament."
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