Research Catalog

Title

Beginning from Jerusalem / James D.G. Dunn.

Author

Dunn, James D. G., 1939-2020

Publication

Cambridge, U.K. : Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2008.

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Details

Description

xv, 1347 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.

Summary

"The second volume of this trilogy, Beginning from Jerusalem, covers the early formation of the Christian faith from 30-70 C.E. After outlining the quest for the historical church (parallel to the quest for the historical Jesus) and reviewing the sources, Dunn follows the course of the movement stemming from Jesus 'beginning from Jerusalem.' Dunn opens this book with a close analysis of what can be said of the earliest Jerusalem community, the Hellenists, the mission of Peter, and the emergence of Paul. In the second part, Dunn focuses solely on Paul--the chronology of his life and mission, his understanding of his call as apostle, and the character of the churches which he founded. The third part traces the final days and literary legacies of the three principal figures of first generation Christianity: Paul, Peter, and James, brother of Jesus. Each section includes detailed interaction with the most important of the vast wealth of secondary literature on these matters."--

Series Statement

• Christianity in the making ; v. 2
• Dunn, James D. G., 1939-2020. Christianity in the making v. 2.

Subject

• Bible. > Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Geschichte 30-70
• 30-600
• 0-100
• Geschichte 30-70
• Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 1183-1248) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

pt. 6. Writing a history of Christianity's beginnings. The quest for the historical church -- The sources -- pt. 7. The first phase. Beginning in Jerusalem -- The earliest community -- The Hellenists and the first outreach -- The emergence of Paul Crisis and confrontation -- pt. 8. Apostle to the gentiles. Dates, destinations and distances -- Paul the Apostle -- Paul's churches -- The Aegean mission : phase one -- The Aegean mission : phase two -- The close of a chapter -- pt. 9. The end of the beginning. The passion of Paul -- The voiceless Peter -- Catastrophe in Judea -- The legacy of the first-generation leadership.

ISBN

9780802839329 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2008028392

OCLC

221160417

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library