01368nam a2200277 a 450000500170000000800200001702000180003704000060005504100100006108200100007108200130008110000190009410000150011310000110012824500570013924500400019624500180023626000180025426000180027226000090029030000110029930000140031030000090032452007080033365000490104120260119070416.02021-12-02 15:55:30  a9781610972918  a1  a0 eng  a225.6  bB111-O74  aOropeza, B. J.  d(1961-...)  eAuthor  aChurches under siege of persecution and assimilation  bthe General Epistles and Revelation  cB. J. Oropeza  aOregon, U.S.A  bCascade Books  c2012  a326tr.  bPaperback  c26cm  a`B. J. Oropeza offers the most thorough examination in recent times on the subject of apostasy in the New Testament. The study examines each book of the New Testament with a fourfold approach that identifies the emerging Christian community in danger, the nature of apostasy that threatens the congregations, and the consequences of defection. Oropeza then compares the various perspectives of the communities in Christ in order to determine the ways in which they perceived apostasy and whether defectors could be restored. In this final book of a three-volume set titled Apostasy in the New Testament Communities, Oropeza focuses on the Christ communities found in the General Epistles and Revelation`  aPerseverance (Theology) -- Biblical teaching