The First One Hundred Years of Christianity

The First One Hundred Years of ChristianityBeginning as a marginal group in Galilee, the movement initiated by Jesus of Nazareth became a world religion within 100 years. Why, among various religious movements, did Christianity succeed? This major work by internationally renowned scholar Udo Schnelle traces the historical, cultural, and theological influences and developments of the early years of the Christian movement. It shows how Christianity provided an intellectual framework, a

especially those training for ministry

The contributors offer comprehensive orientations to the main cultures and people groups that surrounded ancient Israel in the wider ancient Near East

and church leaders alike

is now available to a wider North American audience

The book helps readers understand the spectrum of views among Christians and enables Christian communities to establish a context where conversations can safely be held

Tite Tiénou

This work argues that the heart of patristic exegesis is the attempt to find the sacramental reality (real presence) of Christ in the Old Testament Scriptures

that loose ends will be tied up and wrongs made right

Evans and Lee Martin McDonald

"This important study is the fruit of a lifetime of reflection

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