Backgrounds of Early Christianity
Ferguson, Everett 1933-
Backgrounds of Early Christianity Everett Ferguson - 3 rd - U.S.A William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2003 - 648tr. Paperback, Illustration 24 cm
Having long served as a standard introduction to the world of the early church, Everett Ferguson's Backgrounds of Early Christianity has been expanded and updated in this third edition. The book explores and unpacks the Roman, Greek, and Jewish political, social, religious, and philosophical backgrounds necessary for a good historical understanding of the New Testament and the early church. New to this edition are revisions of Ferguson's original material, updated bibliographies, and fresh discussions of first-century social life, of Gnosticism, and of the Dead Sea Scrolls and other Jewish literature.
9780802822215, 0802822215
Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D -- Sources
Philosophy, Ancient
Rome
270.1 / F352-E93
Backgrounds of Early Christianity Everett Ferguson - 3 rd - U.S.A William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2003 - 648tr. Paperback, Illustration 24 cm
Having long served as a standard introduction to the world of the early church, Everett Ferguson's Backgrounds of Early Christianity has been expanded and updated in this third edition. The book explores and unpacks the Roman, Greek, and Jewish political, social, religious, and philosophical backgrounds necessary for a good historical understanding of the New Testament and the early church. New to this edition are revisions of Ferguson's original material, updated bibliographies, and fresh discussions of first-century social life, of Gnosticism, and of the Dead Sea Scrolls and other Jewish literature.
9780802822215, 0802822215
Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D -- Sources
Philosophy, Ancient
Rome
270.1 / F352-E93