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This is a comprehensive and introductory account of the emergence of Christianity, as we know it today. Dealing with the Jewish background to Jesus and crucial issues as the Synoptic problem such it is an ideal undergraduate textbook.In "Christian Origins" Jonathan Knight gives a comprehensive account of the emergence of Christianity as we know it today. Beginning with the Jewish background to Jesus and his teachings, Knight examines the different factions within Judaism at the time, ultimately identifying eschatology as the common link to Jesus' teaching. Knight presents this apocalyptic agenda as the mainstay of early Christian belief, and uses this as a lens through which to view the development of the Early Church, the writings of Paul and the further growth of the Church.In examining the birth of Christianity, Knight alights on such crucial and intriguing issues as the Synoptic Problem, the historical figure of Jesus and the authorship of the Pauline epistles. These widespread investigations lead him to an enlightening examination of Pauline ethics and the development of sacramental understanding and Christian ministry, propelling the book beyond a basic exegetical reflection to a breathtaking demonstration of the foundations of a major world faith.
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Jonathan Knight's Christian Origins will expand the horizons of anyone who reads it. He builds on his earlier work by reconstructing the origins of Christianity through to the early second century. He focuses on the 'big picture' and provides wide-ranging coverage of the historical and cultural setting, key figures and documents, and key issues. Dr Knight is a sure-footed guide to critical study of the beginnings of Christianity and his clear, readable book will be a great stimulus to students of early Christianity - and their teachers too! A fine achievement!
-- Steve Walton, London School of Theology, UK
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-- Steve Walton, London School of Theology, UK
Jonathan Knight is Research Fellow of the Katie Wheeler Trust. Previous appointments include Lecturer and Research Fellow in Biblical Studies at Sheffield University, Chaplain and Research Assistant to Stephen Sykes and Chaplain of Worcester College, Oxford, UK. He is the author of Jesus: An Historical and Theological Investigation (T&T Clark, 2004), Luke's Gospel (Routledge, 1998) and The Ascension of Isaiah (Sheffield Academic Press, 1995), and editor, with Stephen Sykes and John Booty, of The Study of Anglicanism (SPCK, 1998).
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- PublisherT.& T.Clark Ltd
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 056703349X
- ISBN 13 9780567033499
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages384
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