The Formation of the Early Church (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament)

Book info: The Formation of the Early Church (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament) (Hardcover, 451 pages) – Mohr Siebeck, 2005. Language: English.

This book presents a selection of adapted papers originally read at the 7th Nordic New Testament conference in Stavanger in 2003. The 14 essays expose different aspects of the conference theme "The Formation of the Early Church."

To these belong considerations about how the primitive church developed and defined its own identity against (other) Jews, both historically and with regard to how recent research has treated this theme methodologically.

Further, early developments within and between different church communities and congregations are discussed as well as aspects of authority and power structures within them. Other essays deal with questions relating to the New Testament canon, to the letters of Ignatius of Antioch, and Cyprian.

Editorial Reviews About the Author Jostein Adna, Born 1955; studies of Theology in Oslo, Tubingen, and Jerusalem; 1994 Dr. theol.; Professor of New Testament at the School of Mission and Theology in Stavanger.