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The Birth of Christianity: The First Twenty Years After Jesus, Vol. 1
"~Contrary to several popular works of Christian scholarship, historian Paul Barnett maintains that the first two decades of Christian history are hardly ""lost years."" As he shows in this penetrating book, the period between Jesus and the earliest Christian texts is open to historical investigation, and he richly details the time and setting in which the church was born. Writing in a very acc…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780802827814
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- Softcover; 230 hlm.; 15.5 x 23 cm
- Series Title
- After Jesus
- Call Number
- F 270.1 B2618 C1
The Reformation: How a Monk and a Mallet Changed the World
Mention history and some might struggle to stifle a yawn. But when presented as a narrative it can often be compelling reading. Stephen J. Nichols takes a key period in time, the Reformation, and presents its major players in a fresh way. From Martin Luther, a simple monk who wielded the mallet, to kings and queens, this book goes behind the scenes to uncover the human side of these larger-than…
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- 9781581348293
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- Softcover; 159 hlm.; 14 x 21.5 cm
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- -
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- F 270.6 N622 C1
Stoicism in Early Christianity
How usefully do distinctly Stoic ideas illuminate the meaning of first and second century texts? This book suggests that early Christians—the authors of New Testament and noncanonical writings, including some early apologies—were often more influenced by Stoicism than by Middle Platonism. This insight sheds an entirely new light on the relationship between philosophy and religion at the bir…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780801039515
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- Softcover; 314 hlm.; 14.99 x 22.61 cm
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- -
- Call Number
- F 261.2 R224 C1
Biblical Words and Their Meaning: An Introduction To Lexical Semantics
When first published in 1983, Biblical Words and Their Meaning broke new ground by introducing to students of the Bible the principles of linguistics, in particular, on lexical semantics - that branch that focuses on the meaning of individual words. Silva's structural approach provides the interpreter with an important lexical tool for more responsible understanding of the biblical text and mor…
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- Revised Edition
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780310479819
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- Softcover; 224 hlm.; 14 x 21.5 cm
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- -
- Call Number
- R 220.66 S586 C1
The Works of Josephus
This renowned reference book has served scholars, pastors, students, and those interested in the background of the New Testament for years. The insight given into the Essene community, the destruction of Jerusalem and the interpretations and traditions of the Old Testament in first century Judaism is invaluable. The outlook of Josephus, a late first century Pharisee and historian, on Jesus and …
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- Complete and Unabridged, New Updated Edition
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780913573860
- Collation
- Hardcover; 800 hlm.; 16 x 24 cm
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- F 933 J837 C1
Holy Land, Holy City: Sacred Geography and the Interpretation of the Bible
In a wide-ranging study, Professor Robert Gordon leads the readers from the Garden of Eden to Jerusalem, from Genesis through the Psalms and the gospels to Revelation, and onwards through the patristic period, the Middle Ages, and the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Chapters one to four concentrate on Old Testament texts and themes relating to the 'holy land, holy city'. History, as well as…
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- 9781842272770
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- Softcover; 162 hlm.; 14.5 x 23 cm
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- -
- Call Number
- R 221.91 G664 C1
Background of Early Christianity
Having long served as a standard introduction to the world of the early church, Everett Ferguson's Backgrounds of Early Christianity has been expanded and updated in this third edition. The book explores and unpacks the Roman, Greek, and Jewish political, social, religious, and philosophical backgrounds of a good historical understanding of the new testament and the early church. New to this ad…
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- 3
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780802822215
- Collation
- Softcover; 647 hlm.; 16.59 x 24.13 cm
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- F 270.1 F352 C1
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