Thomas A. Robinson: Revisiting the God-fearer Thesis in the Development of Early Christianity, Gebunden
Revisiting the God-fearer Thesis in the Development of Early Christianity
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- Verlag:
- T&T Clark, 10/2025
- Einband:
- Gebunden
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9780567722300
- Artikelnummer:
- 12313493
- Umfang:
- 174 Seiten
- Gewicht:
- 454 g
- Maße:
- 234 x 156 mm
- Stärke:
- 25 mm
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 2.10.2025
- Hinweis
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Klappentext
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.
