Christian Beginnings · From Nazareth to Nicaea, AD 30-325 by Vermes, Géza -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Contents Dedication List of Abbreviations Map Introduction Christian Beginnings

1. Charismatic Judaism from Moses to Jesus

THE BIBLICAL PERIOD EARLY POST-BIBLICAL LITERATURE RABBINIC LITERATURE

2. The Charismatic Religion of Jesus

JOHN THE BAPTIST AND JESUS THE PORTRAIT OF JESUS IN THE GOSPELS THE CHARISMATIC RELIGION PREACHED BY JESUS

3. Nascent Charismatic Christianity

THE PRIMITIVE JEWISH-CHRISTIAN CHURCH ENTRY INTO THE CHURCH THE ADMISSIBILITY OF NON-JEWS INTO THE JESUS MOVEMENT THE PLACE OF THE CHRISTIAN CONFRATERNITY IN JEWISH SOCIETY CHARACTERISTIC PHENOMENA IN THE RELIGION OF THE EARLY CHURCH THE PRINCIPAL BELIEFS OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY AN OUTLINE OF FIRST-CENTURY CHRISTIANITY

4. The Christianity of Paul

PAUL’S MINISTRY AMONG JEWS AND GENTILES THE VISIBLE FEATURES OF PAULINE CHRISTIANITY THE INVISIBLE FEATURES OF PAULINE CHRISTIANITY THE STATUS OF CHRIST IN THE PAULINE RELIGION PAUL’S PART IN THE FORMATION OF CHRISTIANITY

5. Johannine Christianity

THE JOHANNINE LITERATURE AND ITS AUTHORS THE JOHANNINE JESUS THE PROLOGUE: QUINTESSENCE OF THE JOHANNINE RELIGIOUS OUTLOOK THE JOHANNINE RELIGION

6. The Didache and Barnabas

PRELIMINARY NOTE THE DIDACHE OR THE TEACHING OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES (C. AD 50–100?) THE EPISTLE OF BARNABAS (C. AD 120–35)

7. The Apostolic Fathers

CHRISTIANITY AND THE ROMAN EMPIRE THE EPISTLE OF CLEMENT TO THE CORINTHIANS (C. AD 95/96) THE SECOND EPISTLE OF CLEMENT (C. AD 140) THE LETTERS OF IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH (C. AD 110) ST POLYCARP (C. AD 69/70–155/6) THE SHEPHERD OF HERMAS (C. AD 110–C. 140) THE EPISTLE TO DIOGNETUS (C. AD 150–200)

8. Apologists and Theologians of the Second Century

JUSTIN MARTYR MELITO OF SARDIS (DIED BEFORE AD 190) IRENAEUS OF LYONS (C. AD 130–200)

9. Three Pillars of Wisdom

TERTULLIAN (C. 160–C. 222) CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA (C. 150–C. 215) ORIGEN (C. 185–254)

10. Nicaea

THE CHRISTOLOGY OF EUSEBIUS OF CAESAREA ARIANISM THE COUNCIL OF NICAEA

11. From Charisma to Dogma – A Bird’s Eye View

THE JEWISH PHASE THE GENTILE PHASE

Select Bibliography

CLASSICAL SOURCES CHARISMATIC JUDAISM JESUS NASCENT CHRISTIANITY PAUL JOHN POST-APOSTOLIC CHRISTIANITY: GENERAL LITERATURE DIDACHE AND BARNABAS CLEMENT, IGNATIUS, POLYCARP, HERMAS AND DIOGNETUS JUSTIN, MELITO AND IRENAEUS TERTULLIAN, CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA AND ORIGEN NICAEA

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6. The Didache and Barnabas

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