Christ's resurrection in early Christianity and the making of the New Testament
This is the first Patristic book to focus on the development of the belief in the Resurrection of Christ through the first centuries A.D. By Paul, Christ's Resurrection is regarded as the basis of Christian hope. In the fourth century it becomes a central Christian tenet. But what about the dis...
| Summary: | This is the first Patristic book to focus on the development of the belief in the Resurrection of Christ through the first centuries A.D. By Paul, Christ's Resurrection is regarded as the basis of Christian hope. In the fourth century it becomes a central Christian tenet. But what about the discrepancy in the first three centuries? Vinzent offers an eye-opening experience with insights into the craftsmanship of early Christianity - the earliest existential debates about life and death, death and life - all centred on the cross, on suffering, enduring and sacrifice. Cover -- Contents -- Introduction A Rise of the Risen Christ? -- A Second-Century Easter Homily -- 'If Christ has not been raised, your faith is useless' (1Cor. 15:17) -- 1 The Beginnings of the End -- Jewish Beginnings -- Jesus' Death and Resurrection - In the Eyes of Jews and Samaritans -- Resurrection: Lost in Tradition? -- Sacrifice and Eternal Life in non-Pauline Writings -- 2 Paul and the Resurrection Rediscovered -- The Making of the New Testament -- The Resurrection 'Mania' -- Paul's Belief in the Resurrection after Marcion -- The Resurrection in Fellow Teachers of Marcion -- The Rule of Faith and the Resurrection -- 3 Celebrating Life and Death -- Sabbath and Sunday -- The Day on which 'Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed' (1Cor. 5:7) -- The So-Called 'Sunday' -- Barnabas and Ignatius on Celebrating Christ's Resurrection -- Pascha - 'Commemorate my Death!' -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (283 pages) |
| ISBN: | 140941793X |