In The Theology of the First Christians, Walter Schmithals offers a comprehensive history of the development of religious thought from the preaching of Jesus to the formation of the New Testament canon. This well-researched volume will be of great interest to New Testament scholars and students.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German
Original Language: German
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Walter Schmithals taught New Testament at the Kirchliche Hochschule in Germany.
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After apocalypticism came to be understood in the nineteenth century as an independent religious phenomenon and Hilgenfeld (1857) discovered in it the "missing link" between Old Testament piety and primitive Christianity, it was above all Johannes Weiss (1892) who placed Jesus in the apocalyptic movement. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
synagogal association, apocalyptic intermezzo, old sayings tradition, passion announcements, synagogal institution, conversion theology, redactional sayings, christological kerygma, apostolic confession, formulaic material, imminent turn, fulfillment quotations, gnostic language, apostolic scriptures, present eschatology, theological history, sayings source, epistolary context, christological confession, early catholic church, secret theory, gospel writings, messianic secret, confessional formulas, apocalyptic motifs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Testament, Son of Man, Gentile Christian, Jewish Christian, Gospel of John, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus, Son of God, Gospel of Matthew, Apostolic Council, God-fearing Gentiles, Holy Spirit, Hellenistic Christianity, Jewish Gnosticism, Acts of the Apostles, Gospel of Luke, First Letter, John the Baptist, Peter's Messiah, Synoptic Gospels, Damascene Christianity, Asia Minor, Antiochene Christianity, Fourth Gospel, Lord Christ New!
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After apocalypticism came to be understood in the nineteenth century as an independent religious phenomenon and Hilgenfeld (1857) discovered in it the "missing link" between Old Testament piety and primitive Christianity, it was above all Johannes Weiss (1892) who placed Jesus in the apocalyptic movement. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
synagogal association, apocalyptic intermezzo, old sayings tradition, passion announcements, synagogal institution, conversion theology, redactional sayings, christological kerygma, apostolic confession, formulaic material, imminent turn, fulfillment quotations, gnostic language, apostolic scriptures, present eschatology, theological history, sayings source, epistolary context, christological confession, early catholic church, secret theory, gospel writings, messianic secret, confessional formulas, apocalyptic motifs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Testament, Son of Man, Gentile Christian, Jewish Christian, Gospel of John, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus, Son of God, Gospel of Matthew, Apostolic Council, God-fearing Gentiles, Holy Spirit, Hellenistic Christianity, Jewish Gnosticism, Acts of the Apostles, Gospel of Luke, First Letter, John the Baptist, Peter's Messiah, Synoptic Gospels, Damascene Christianity, Asia Minor, Antiochene Christianity, Fourth Gospel, Lord Christ New!
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- The Acts of the Apostles by Adolf Harnack on page 329, and Back Matter
- The Ethics of the New Testament by Wolfgang Schrage in Back Matter
- Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles by Jurgen Becker in Back Matter
- The Son of Man in the Teaching of Jesus (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series) by A. J. B. Higgins in Back Matter
- Jesus of Nazareth by Gunther Bornkamm in Back Matter
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- Joseph Barnabas: His Life and Legacy by Bernd Kollmann on page 49, page 51, and Back Matter
- New Testament Theology: Many Witnesses, One Gospel by I. Howard Marshall in Front Matter, and page 694
- What Is New Testament Theology? (Guides to Biblical Scholarship New Testament Series) by Dan Otto Via on page 16, and Back Matter
- Parable and Gospel (Fortress Classics in Biblical Studies) by Norman Perrin in Back Matter
- Marcion and Luke-Acts: A Defining Struggle by Joseph B. Tyson in Back Matter
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