Revisiting the God-fearer Thesis in the Development of Early Christianity (eBook)

Thomas A. Robinson (Autor)

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2025
176 Seiten
Bloomsbury Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-567-72233-1 (ISBN)

Infos

This volume examines in depth the theory, evidence, and trail of scholarly work on god-fearers. Thomas A. Robinson argues for substantial revisions in the depiction of the god-fearer phenomenon, the story of early Christianity and its engagement with both Jews and with the larger Greco-Roman population. Robinson provides a thorough analysis of the god-fearer theory, examining scholarly debate and primary literary and inscriptional materials put forward as evidence for the god-fearer theory. Robinson begins with an exploration of the god-fearing community, its definition, or lack thereof, and its role as a bridge to Christianity in the Greco-Roman world. He then examines the key features of god-fearers, and the scholarly appeal to circumcision as the primary barrier preventing god-fearer conversion to Judaism. The volume concludes with an exploration of Luke's Acts and its readers and a thorough investigation of inscriptional and literary evidence supporting god-fearer theory.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.9.2025
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare
• ISBN-10: 0-567-72233-3 / 0567722333
• ISBN-13: 978-0-567-72233-1 / 9780567722331