Description
Book SynopsisHow 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.
Table of ContentsContents
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
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