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245 00 $aEarly Christian reader :$bChristian texts from the first and second centuries in contemporary english translations, including the New Revised Standard Version of the New Testament /$cwith introductions and annotations by Steve Mason and Tom Robinson.
260 $aAtlanta, Georgia :$bSociety of Biblical Literature,$c©2013.
300 $aviii, 780 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c25 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aEarliest Christianity in historical context -- The letters of Paul [1 Thessalonians, 1 Corinthians, Philippians, Philemon, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Romans] -- Letters attributed to Paul [Colossians, Ephesians, 2 Thessalonians, Titus, 1-2 Timothy] -- Letters associated with Peter [1 Peter, Jude, 2 Peter] -- Biography, anecdote, and history [Mark, Matthew, Luke, Acts, Gospel of Thomas] -- Writings attributed to John [John, 1-3 John, Revelation] -- Other early writings [James, Didache, Barnabas, Hebrews, 1 Clement, letters of Ignatius].
520 $aEarly Christian Reader is a sourcebook and textbook that offers a welcoming and informed entrée into the complex world of the earliest Christian literature. The books of the New Testament (NRSV) are presented in a plausible chronological order rather than the canonical order encountered in New Testaments. In addition, translations of other early and important works such as the Gospel of Thomas, the Didache, the Letter of Barnabas, 1 Clement, and the letters of Ignatius are included. This volume examines each text as a product of its time and situation and traces similar themes from one text to the next. Each work's introduction discusses the date and place of composition, authorship, audience, basic themes, literary features, Jewish and Hellenistic contexts, and includes suggestions for further readings in the secondary literature. Generous notes illuminate specific historical, lexical, and interpretive issues. Broader issues affecting the treatment of these texts are introduced in seven lead articles covering such topics as ancient letter-writing, the relationships among the Gospels, meaning in texts, early church leadership structures, and the relationship between texts and events--for example in Jesus' life.
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700 1 $aRobinson, Thomas A.$q(Thomas Arthur),$d1951-
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