Christian texts from the first and second centuries in contemporary English translations including the New Revised Standard Version of the New Testament Mason, Steve Robinson, Tom text xx Atlanta, Georgia Society of Biblical Literature 2013 9999 monographic und eng

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viii, 780 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. I. Earliest Christianity in historical context -- II. The letters of Paul -- To the assembly of the Thessalonians (1 Thessalonians) -- To the assembly in Corinth (1 Corinthians) -- To the holy ones in Philippi (Philippians) -- To Philemon, Apphia, Archippus, and their assembly (Philemon) -- Further to the assembly in Corinth (2 Corinthians) -- To the assembles of Galatia (Galatians) -- To the beloved of God in Rome (Romans). III. Letters attributed to Paul -- To the holy and faithful in Christ at Colossae (Colossians) -- To the holy and faithful in Christ Jesus (Ephesians) -- Further to the assembly of the Thessalonians (2 Thessalonians) -- The pastoral letters (Titus, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy) -- IV. Letters associated with Peter -- To the chosen ones dispersed in Asia Minor (1 Peter) -- To those beloved and called (Jude) -- To those who have received a precious faith (2 Peter). V. Biography, anecdote and history -- The origin of the gospel (Mark) -- The book of the Genesis of Jesus the Messiah (Matthew) -- An orderly account for Theophilus (Luke, Acts) -- The secret sayings of Jesus from Judas the Twin (Gospel of Thomas) -- VI. Writings attributed to John -- The exposition of God by the Word made flesh (John) -- The Johannine letters (1 John, 2 John, 3 John) -- The disclosure of Jesus Christ to John (Revelation). VII. Other early writings -- To the twelve tribes of the Diaspora (James) -- Paths to follow and paths to avoid (Didache) -- On the interpretation of scripture and the two ways (Barnabas) -- On the superiority of the Son of God (Hebrews) -- A letter from the Romans to the Corinthians (1 Clement) -- The letters of Ignatius (Romans, Ephesians, Magnesians, Trallians, Philadelphians, Smyrnaeans, Polycarp) -- Appendixes: Coins and money -- Major figures in the Herodian family -- The Jewish Civil War -- Early Christian use of the Jewish Bible -- The lost sayings source: "Q" -- Dating the early Christian texts -- The literary context of the early Christians. with introductions and annotations by Steve Mason and Tom Robinson. Christian literature, Early BR63 .E19 2013 97815898392361589839234 220820