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050 00 $aBS2545.A66$bO76 2012
082 04 $a225.6$222
100 1 $aOropeza, B. J.,$d1961-
245 10 $aChurches under siege of persecution and assimilation :$bthe General Epistles and Revelation /$cB.J. Oropeza.
260 $aEugene, Or. :$bCascade Books,$cc2012.
300 $axvii, 326 p. ;$c26 cm.
490 1 $aApostasy in the New Testament communities$vv. 3
500 $aContinues: In the footsteps of Judas and other defectors: the gospels, Acts, and Johannine letters; and Jews, gentiles, and the opponents of Paul.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 249-266) and indexes.
505 00 $tHebrews: warnings of apostasy with no restoration --$tJames: perseverance through suffering and the restoration of Jewish-Christian apostates --$t1 Peter: identity, perseverance, and persecution of marginalized Christians --$t2 Peter: denying the parousia and distorting Paul: apostate teachers in the Christian community --$tJude: antinomianism and the vilification of apostate church intruders --$tRevelation: overcoming assimilation and the imperial cult in Asia Minor.
520 8 $a"B. J. Oropeza offers the most thorough examination in recent times on the subject of apostasy in the New Testament. The study examines each book of the New Testament with a fourfold approach that identifies the emerging Christian community in danger, the nature of apostasy that threatens the congregations, and the consequences of defection. Oropeza then compares the various perspectives of the communities in Christ in order to determine the ways in which they perceived apostasy and whether defectors could be restored. In this final book of a three-volume set titled Apostasy in the New Testament Communities, Oropeza focuses on the Christ communities found in the General Epistles and Revelation"-- Publisher description.
650 0 $aApostasy$xBiblical teaching.
650 0 $aChurch history$yPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
650 0 $aPerseverance (Theology)$xBiblical teaching.
630 00 $aBible.$pCatholic Epistles$xTheology.
630 00 $aBible.$pHebrews$xTheology.
630 00 $aBible.$pRevelation$xTheology.
830 0 $aApostasy in the New Testament communities ;$vv. 3.