The Theology of the First Christians

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Westminster John Knox Press, 1 janv. 1997 - 396 pages

In The Theology of the First Christians, Walter Schmithals offers a comprehensive history of the development of religious thought from the preaching of Jesus to the formation of the New Testament canon. This well-researched volume will be of great interest to New Testament scholars and students.

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Table des matières

A Key to Early Christianitys
21
The Sayings on the Present Work of the Son of
31
The Messianic Secret and Its Revelation
39
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54
The Sitz im Leben and the Theologicalhistorical Significance
60
Pauls Conversion Theology
63
Christology and Soteriology in Hellenistic Churches before Paul
81
Pauls Theological Development as a Mirror
102
The Origin and Development
214
On the Problem of Baptizing Children
230
The Origin and Development
238
The Conflict between
258
The Old Testament in the New
278
The Importance of the Gospels in the History
312
The Historicity of Ethics in Early Christianity
335
The Origins of the New Testament
357

Traditional Teaching Texts in Pauls Letters
120
30
126
Paul and Greek Philosophy
136
The Church
152
Worship in Early Christianity
180

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À propos de l'auteur (1997)

Walter Schmithals taught New Testament at the Kirchliche Hochschule. He lives in Berlin.

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