{"product_id":"jude-and-the-relatives-of-jesus-in-the-early-church-9781474230469","title":"Jude and the Relatives of Jesus in the Early Church","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume is an original and important contribution to the study of  the earliest Palestinian Jewish Christianity. For the first time all  the evidence for the role which relatives of Jesus played in the early  church is assembled and assessed. Dr. Bauckham discusses a wide range of  evidence, not only from the New Testament but also from the Church  Fathers, the New Testament Apocrypha, rabbinic literature and  Palestinian archaeology. The letter of Jude, in particular, proves to  have much to teach us about the theology of the brothers of Jesus and  their circle. It illuminates their exegetical methods and their  Christology and shows both to have been influential contributions to the  development of early Christianity.   This study shows that this neglected New Testament book is far more  important for the study of early Christianity than has hitherto been  recognized. By setting the letter of Jude within the context of the  evidence for the role of relatives of Jesus in the early\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction Chapter One: Who Were the Relatives of Jesus? Chapter Two: The Relatives of Jesus in the Early Church Chapter Three: The Letter of Jude: A Survey of Research Chapter Four: Jude's Exegesis Chapter Five: Jude and the Testament of Moses Chapter Six: Jude's Christology Chapter Seven: The Lukan Genealogy of Jesus Conclusion Abbreviations Bibliography Index of Passages Cited Index of Ancient Persons and Places Index of Modern Authors","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770037305687,"sku":"9781474230469","price":133.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474230469.jpg?v=1758723849","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/jude-and-the-relatives-of-jesus-in-the-early-church-9781474230469","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}