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Jesus and the Rise of Early Christianity

Name: Jesus and the Rise of Early Christianity
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Author: Paul W. Barnett
ISBN: 9780830826995

A History of New Testament Times

by Paul W. Barnett

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448 pages
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
15.3 x 22.9 x 3.4 cm

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For anyone curious about early Christian history

Uncovers the context behind the New Testament times

You will deepen your understanding of Jesus' impact

Explore the roots of Christianity in this insightful historical journey.

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The pathway to understanding the New Testament leads through the vibrant landscape of the first-century Greco-Roman world. The New Testament is rooted in the concrete historical events of that world.In Jesus the Rise of Early Christianity Paul Barnett not only places the New Testament within that world of caesars and Herods, proconsuls and Pharisees, Sadducees and revolutionaries, but argues that the mainspring and driving force of early Christianity is the historical Jesus. We cannot understand the rise of Christianity apart from this Jesus, the Messiah of Israel, and the spiritual and intellectual impact he had on his immediate followers and those who succeeded him.From his intimate acquaintance with the sources, the evidenceand the problems of New Testament history, Barnett offers fresh insights. His telling of the story skillfully avoids the encumbrance of extraneous details and side journeys. From the birth of Jesus to the founding of the messianic community, from the rise of Paul's mission to the Gentiles to the writing of the Gospels, Barnett offers a thorough account of the movement that would change the face of world history.Jesus the Rise of Early Christianity is a comprehensive survey of New Testament history that will meet the needs of students and teachers of the New Testament. In its engagement with contemporary scholarship and its emphasis on the propelling role of the historical and risen Jesus in the growth of Christianity, it providesa timely rejoinder to revisionism in current studies of Christian origins.