Backgrounds of Early Christianity

Author: Everett Ferguson
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 9780802822215
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 676

Book Description
New to this expanded & updated edition are revisions of Ferguson's original material, updated bibliographies, & a fresh dicussion of first century social life, the Dead Sea Scrolls & much else.

Backgrounds of Early Christianity

Author: Everett Ferguson
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 1467422398
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 676

Book Description
Having long served as a standard introduction to the world of the early church, Everett Ferguson's Backgrounds of Early Christianity has been expanded and updated in this third edition. The book explores and unpacks the Roman, Greek, and Jewish political, social, religious, and philosophical backgrounds necessary for a good historical understanding of the New Testament and the early church. New to this edition are revisions of Ferguson's original material, updated bibliographies, and fresh discussions of first-century social life, of Gnosticism, and of the Dead Sea Scrolls and other Jewish literature.

Encyclopedia of Early Christianity

Author: Everett Ferguson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136611584
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1253

Book Description
First published in 1997. What's new in the Second Edition: Some 250 new entries, twenty-five percent more than in the first edition, plus twenty-five new expert contributors. Bibliographies are greatly expanded and updated throughout; More focus on biblical books and philosophical schools, their influence on early Christianity and their use by patristic writers; More information about the Jewish and pagan environment of early Christianity; Greatly enlarged coverage of the eastern expansion of the faith throughout Asia, including persons and literature; More extensive treatment of saints, monasticism, worship practices, and modern scholars; Greater emphasis on social history and more theme articles; More illustrations, maps, and plans; Additional articles on geographical regions; Expanded chronological table; Also includes maps.

Baptism in the Early Church

Author: Everett Ferguson
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 0802827489
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 988

Book Description
A comprehensive survey of the doctrine and practice of baptism in the first five centuries of Christian history, arranged geographically within chronological periods.

Jewish Backgrounds of the New Testament

Author: J. Julius Jr. Scott
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1585583014
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 399

Book Description
This survey of intertestamental Judaism illuminates the customs and controversies that provide essential background for understanding the New Testament. Scott opens a door into the Jewish world and literature leading up to the development of Christianity. He also offers an accessible overview of the data through helpful charts, maps, and diagrams incorporated throughout the text to engage his readers.

The Pagan Background of Early Christianity

Author: William Reginald Halliday
Publisher: Health Research Books
ISBN: 9780787304164
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 356

Book Description
1925 Contents: Preface; Introductory; Administration, Municipalities, Guilds; Communications; society and Social Ethics; Eastern and Western Elements in Graeco-Roman Civilisation; the Decline of Rationalism; Union with God and the Immortality of.

Early Christians Speak

Author: Everett Ferguson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 266

Book Description

Encyclopedia of Early Christianity

Author: Everett Ferguson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780815316633
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

Early Christians Speak, Vol. 1 3rd Ed.

Author: Everett Ferguson
Publisher: ACU Press
ISBN: 0891128425
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 453

Book Description
These studies in early church history cover various aspects of the church life of early Christians. They focus on the second century. What did the second century Christian leaders say about faith, baptism, infant baptism, worship services, the Lord's Supper, prayer, singing, church organization, mercy and the role of women? New Testament texts bearing on the topic are listed at the beginning of each chapter. We are talking about the same community of people, the same church, as existed in the New Testament. Such writings have an important bearing on the interpretation of the Scriptures.

The Early Church at Work and Worship - Volume 3

Author: Everett Ferguson
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1608993663
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 411

Book Description
This is the third volume of Ferguson's collected essays, and includes some of his most memorable work, especially on "laying on of hands."