The People Called: The Growth of Community in the Bible

Forsideomslag
Westminster John Knox Press, 1. jan. 2001 - 564 sider

In this unique work, Paul Hanson traces the concept of "community" from its early biblical origins through the end of the apostolic age. This edition includes a chapter devoted to the contemporary implications of this concept and in his new introduction, the author further explores the importance of this theme.

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III
30
Exodus 1938
39
A Celebration of Israels Early Notion
65
The Yahwistic Notion of Community Tested
87
David and Nathan
100
A Community
127
Prophecy and Kingship
136
Amos Attacks a Perverted Cult on Behalf
148
From Ezra to
325
Diverse Notions of Community in the Last
340
E The Essenes
358
F The Apocalyptic Community of the Dead
364
G Implications of Second and First Century
372
Community in the Teaching of Jesus Matthew
382
A Call to Discipleship as the Primal Events
395
The Birth of the Church as Response to Gods
427

Israel Has Forgotten His Maker
158
A New Formulation of
167
The Contribution of Southern
177
Crisis and Reformulation Ezekiel
215
Return from Exile and Attempts to Reconstitute
253
to Adversity
269
The Consolidation of the Community Around
291
Witnesses to an Alternative Vision Joel Ruth
312
Implications
467
Underlying Presuppositions and Method
519
E The Historical Relationship between
540
A Select List of Related Books
547
General Index
553
Community of Faith
559
Scripture Index
560
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Om forfatteren (2001)

Paul D. Hanson is Florence Corliss Lamont Professor of Divinity and Professor of Old Testament at Harvard Divinity School and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.

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