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First Christians In Their Social Worlds

Social-scientific Approaches to New Testament Interpretation

  • Paperback
  • 176 pages
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • 15.5 x 20.1 x 1.5 cm

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By applying perspectives from sociology and anthropology to a wide range of biblical data, The First Christians in Their Social Worlds examines how the New Testament documents were influenced by the social realities of the early Christian communities for whom they were written, with the result that the texts reveal an intimate connection between society and Gospel. Overlaying this theoretical foundation, Philip Esler's book studies specific socio-political ideas in various texts of the New Testament, for example, charismatic phenomena, the admission of Gentiles into early Christian communities, sectarianism and millennarianism and its relationship to political oppression.
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  • Title

    First Christians In Their Social Worlds

  • Author

    Philip F. Esler

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Taylor & Francis Ltd

  • Published

    September 1994

  • Weight

    214g

  • Page Count

    176

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 20.1 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9780415111225

  • ISBN-10

    0415111226

  • Eden Code

    1007119

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