Artículos relacionados a The Evolution of Early Christianity (Classic Reprint):...

The Evolution of Early Christianity (Classic Reprint): A Genetic Study of First-Century Christianity in Relation to Its Religious Environment: A ... Its Religious Environment (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Case, Shirley Jackson

 
9781333729752: The Evolution of Early Christianity (Classic Reprint): A Genetic Study of First-Century Christianity in Relation to Its Religious Environment: A ... Its Religious Environment (Classic Reprint)

Sinopsis

How early Christianity grew from roots to a world-spanning movement The book argues that Christianity is best understood as a dynamic spiritual life shaped by its social and cultural surroundings, not as a fixed deposit from the start. It frames the origin story against the broader Mediterranean world and Jewish roots, showing how environment and personal leadership together formed the faith.

In clear, accessible language, this volume introduces a method for studying Christian origins and situates the rise of the church within Greek, Roman, and Jewish contexts. It highlights where Gentile influence joined the core message and what this meant for early believers.


  • It treats Christianity as a developing movement, not a static essence.

  • It traces how Jewish and Gentile surroundings shaped beliefs, practices, and growth.

  • It surveys the Mediterranean setting and its religious currents in NT times.

  • It explains the research approach and the sources used to study early Christian life.



Ideal for readers of religious history, students, and anyone seeking a structured view of how early Christianity emerged within its world.

"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Reseña del editor

Excerpt from The Evolution of Early Christianity: A Genetic Study of First-Century Christianity in Relation to Its Religious Environment

Of Christian origins must first orient himself in the life of the times, if he would understand the genesis of the new religion as well as the literature it produced.

The possibility of obtaining this orientation has greatly increased in recent years. Much help may now be derived from the historical study of religions as a whole, which supplies certain broad principles capable of general application. These results emphasize the necessity of taking account of psychological processes in the rise and development of all religions, and they make clear the importance of social and cultural forces for the determination of religious phenomena. But more immediate help comes from Observing the actual historical situation in which the early Christians lived. Within the last half-century various scholars have devoted themselves to the study of later Judaism, with the result that the historian can now know, for the most part, the actual religious situation which conditioned the lives of the first disciples on Jewish soil.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Reseña del editor

Excerpt from The Evolution of Early Christianity: A Genetic Study of First-Century Christianity in Relation to Its Religious Environment
This book does not aim to furnish a detailed account of the territorial, doctrinal, ecclesiastical, and literary developments of early Christianity. It seeks rather to analyze and interpret the environmental forces which stimulated, nourished, or directed the growth of the new religion. Consequently interest centers mainly in the lives Of actual persons whose activities were related to a specific setting within which they worked out their various problems.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.