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The Beginnings of Christianity: An Introduction to the New Testament

Autor Howard Clark Kee
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2005
To understand the historical beginnings of Christianityrequires one not only to examine the documents that the movement produced, but also toscrutinize other evidence-historical, literary, and archaeological-that can illumine thesocio-cultural context in which Christianity began and how it responded to the influencesthat derived from that setting. This involves not only analysis of the readily accessiblecontent of the relevant literary evidence, but also attention to the world-views andassumptions about reality that are inherent in these documents and other phenomena thathave survived from this period. Attention to the roles of leadership and the modes offormation of social identity in Judaism and the continuing influence of these developments as Christianity began to take shape is important for historical analysis. Distinguished New Testament scholar Kee performs such readings of the texts and communities in this dazzling study of early Christian origins. In methodological terms, the historical study of Christian Origins in all its diversity must involve three different modes of analysis: (1) epistemological, (2) sociological, and (3) eschatological. The first concerns the way in which knowledge and communication of it were perceived. The second seeks to discern the way in which the community or tradition preserving and conveying this information defined its group identity and its shared values and aims. The third focuses on the way in which the group understood and affirmed its ultimate destiny and that of its members in the purpose of God. These factors are interrelated, and features of one mode of perception strongly influence details of the others, but it is useful to consider each of them in its own category in order to discern with greater precision the specific historical features of the spectrum of facets which appear in the evidence that has survived concerning the origins of Christianity.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780567027412
ISBN-10: 0567027414
Pagini: 510
Dimensiuni: 153 x 227 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.8 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția T&T Clark
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Recenzii

'A highly accessible guide to the start of the Christian Church.' Publishing News
"Kee...now brings his vast reservoir of knowledge and experience to the task of writing an introduction to the New Testament. The result is an informative, carefully crafted work of scholarship. Kee examines the early New Testament period using three different analytical methods: epistemological, sociological and eschatological. This approach adds richness and depth to his study... Best suited for graduate and seminary students, though upper-level undergraduates majoring in religious studies could benefit as well, this is recommended for academics libraries."- John Jaeger, Dallas Baptist University Library
"the clear structure of the book and its lucid writing allows the book to be accessible to a general audience."
"read as a potpourri of exegetical, historical, and cultural insights from a long and distinguished career in NT studies, this book will be interesting and helpful to both graduate students and scholars." Fred W. Burnett, Anderson University, Religious Studies Review
[Kee] shows considerable historical carefulness in his reconstructions while avoiding excessive philosophical intrusions. He also avoids needless technicalities in his historical expositions. This book is more historical than theological, but that is what one should expect in a standard introduction to the New Testament... Summing Up: Recommended. Libraries supporting upper-level undergraduates and above in New Testament studies.
"His overall list of literature relating to the development of early Christianity is comprehensive and occasionally surprising."   A. Leslie Milton, The Expository Times, April 2007
"Kee (professor emeritus, Boston Univ.; The Cambridge Companion to the Bible)has written several significant books on the New Testament. He now bringshis vast reservoir of knowledge and experience to the task of writing anintroduction to the New Testament. The result is an informative, carefullycrafted work of scholarship. Kee examines the early New Testament periodusing three different analytical methods: epistemological, sociological, andeschatological. This approach adds richness and depth to his study...recommended" - Library Journal, January 2006
"Teachers will find it a gold mine for themselves and for their students, even though it is not a "textbook" in the conventional sense... I recommend the book to classes and study groups and individual readers who are willing to take the historical enterprise seriously. It is well written, well organized, and well acquainted with scholarly discussion." - Sewanee Theological Review
'On the whole this volume is useful as an introduction to Christian origins with significant consideration paid to sociological issues, the Jewish and Graeco-Roma context of earliest Christianity, and Christian writings outside of the New Testament.'