The Cambridge History of Christianity. Volume 1, Origins to Constantine.

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XLV, 740 p., Ill., Maps. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag leicht berieben, kleine Kratzer und Verschmutzungen auf Buchblock, sonst sehr guter Zustand / dust jacket slightly rubbed, small scratches and smudges on body of book, otherwise very good condition. - Contents List of illustrations ix List of maps x List of contributors xi Preface xiii Acknowledgements xxi Chart: Roman emperors and bishops of Rome and Alexandria xxii List of abbreviations of primary and secondary sources xxv Prelude: Jesus Christ, foundation of Christianity FRANCES M. YOUNG PART I THE POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS SETTING -Galilee and Judaea in the first century 37 SEAN FREYNE 2 The Jewish diaspora y3 TESSA RAJAK 3 The Roman empire 69 HANS-JOSEF KLAUCK PART II THE JESUS MOVEMENTS 4 Jewish Christianity 87 JOEL MARCUS 5 Gentile Christianity 103 MARGARET M. MITCHELL 6 Johannine Christianity 123 HAROLD W. ATTRIDGE 7- Social and ecclesial life of the earliest Christians 145 WAYNE A. MEEKS PART III COMMUNITY TRADITIONS AND SELF-DEFINITION 8 The emergence of the written record 177 MARGARET M. MITCHELL 9 Marcion and the 'canon' 195 HARRY Y. GAMBLE io- Self-definition vis-à-vis the Jewish matrix 214 JUDITH LIEU it - Self-definition vis-à-vis the Graeco-Roman world 230 A. J. DROGE 12 Self-differentiation among Christian groups: the Gnostics and their opponents 245 DAVID BRAKKE 13 Truth and tradition: Irenaeus 261 DENIS MINNS 14 The self-defining praxis of the developing ecclësia 234 CAROLYN OSIEK PART IV REGIONAL VARIETIES OF CHRISTIANITY IN THE FIRST THREE CENTURIES 15 From Jerusalem to the ends of the earth 295 MARGARET M. MITCHELL 16 Overview: the geographical spread of Christianity 3 02 FRANK TROMBLEY 17 Asia Minor and Achaea 314 CHRISTINE TREVETT 18 Egypt 331 BIRGER A. PEARSON 19 Syria and Mesopotamia 351 SUSAN ASHBROOK HARVEY 20 Gaul 3 66 JOHN BEHR 21- North Africa 381 MAUREEN A. TILLEY 22 Rome 3 97 MARKUS VINZENT PART V THE SHAPING OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY 23 Institutions in the pre-Constantinian ecclesia 413 STUART GEORGE HALL 24 Monotheism and creation 434 GERHARD MAY 25 Monotheism and Christology 432 FRANCES M. YOUNG 26 Ecclesiology forged in the wake of persecution 470 STUART GEORGE HALL 27 Towards a Christian paideia 483 FRANCES M. YOUNG PART VI 'ALIENS BECOME CITIZENS: TOWARDS IMPERIAL PATRONAGE 28 Persecutions: genesis and legacy 503 W. H. C. FREND 29 Church and state up to c. 300 ce 524 ADOLF MARTIN RITTER 30- Constantine and the'peace of the church 538 AVERIL CAMERON 31 The first Council of Nicaea 552 MARK EDWARDS 32 Towards a Christian material culture 568 ROBIN M. JENSEN Conclusion: retrospect and prospect 486 Bibliographies 5 90 Index 683. ISBN 9780521812399 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1409. Seller Inventory # 1165328

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