Christian Beginnings: Word and Community from Jesus to Post-apostolic Times

Publisher Marketing: This book starts with a general introduction by Jurgen Becker, and continues with a study of the interaction of Jesus with the world around him by Christoph Burchard. Varieties of early Christianity are illuminated in an examination of the oldest Jewish-Christian community by Carsten Colpe; "The Circle of Stephen and Its Mission," by Karl Loning; and "Paul and His Churches," by Jurgen Becker. Starting from the gospels, John K. Riches explores "The Synoptic Evangelists and Their Communities." "Post-Pauline Christianity and Pagan society" are analyzed by Peter Lampe and Ulrich Luz. "Apocalyptic Currents" are reviewed by Ulrich B. Muller, and finally C. Kingsley Barrett delineates "Johannine Christianity." Review Citations: Library Journal 07/01/1993 (EAN 9780664251956, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Becker, Jurgen Becker is Professor of New Testament and Judaism, Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany. Contributor Bio:  Kidder, Annemarie S Annemarie S. Kidder is a German-born theologian and pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, South Lyon, Michigan. She has translated and edited Karl Rahner's The Mystical Way in Everyday Life, and is the editor of Etty Hillesum: Spiritual Writings.