Varieties of Early Christianity

Varieties of Early Christianity

The Formation of the Western Christian Tradition

Denova, Rebecca I.

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

02/2023

352

Mole

Inglês

9781119891246

15 a 20 dias

521

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Preface vii

I Shared Concepts of Ancient Religions 1

II the History of Israel 21

Excursus I The Origins and Evolution of Satan, the Devil 51

Excursus II Introduction to the Gospels 59

III the Origins of Christianity 79

IV Martyrdom 99

Excursus III The Church Fathers 123

V Classical Culture (paideia) 127

VI Greco-roman VIews on Life, Sex and Marriage: Christian "innovations" 145

VII the Challenge of Gnosticism, "wisdom, Falsely So-called" 159

VIII Finding An Identity and Separating From Judaism 179

IX Charismatic Christianity: Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha 193

X Institutional Development: Bishops and Their Authority 205

XI The Conversion of the Roman Empire: Constantine and Nicaea 221

XII Asceticism and Monasticism: The Desert Fathers and the Cult of the Saints 239

Excursus IV The Latin Fathers 251

XIII Augustine (354-430) 257

Excursus V Chalcedon and Beyond 271

Epilog The Legacy of Christianity in the Western Tradition 277

Appendix I: A Brief Outline of the History of Rome 291

Appendix II: Timeline for the Early History of Christianity 293

Glossary 297

Index 323
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