The birth of the New Testament

Moule, C. F. D. 1908-2007.

The birth of the New Testament [electronic resource] / C.F.D. Moule. - 3rd ed., rev. and rewritten. - London : Adam & Charles Black, 1981. - 1 online resource (395 p.) - Black's New Testament commentaries . - Black's New Testament commentaries. .

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION; No name; I Introductory; II The Church at Worship; III The Church explains itself: 1 Stages of Self-Awareness; IV The Church explains itself: 2 The Use of the Jewish Scriptures; V The Church explains itself: 3 The Gospels and Acts; VI The Church explains itself: 4 The Reign of Christ; VII The Church under attack; VIII Building the Superstructure and Consolidating; IX Variety and Uniformity in the Church; X Collecting and Sifting the Documents; XI Postscript; INDEX OF SUBJECTS; INDEX OF BIBLICAL AND OTHER REFERENCES INDEX OF AUTHORS AND BOOKS

C.F.D. Moule shows how the earliest Christian writing developed as a response to the daily demands of Christian life in societies indifferent or even hostile to Christianity, and how the selection of certain writings to constitute the basis of Christian belief was a response to specific needs.


English

1283206250 9786613206251 144115177X


Bible.--N.T.--Canon.


Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.


Electronic books.

BS2330.2 / .M68 1981

270.1