Introduction

A Note on Abbreviations and References

General Literature

Translations of Sources
Part 1: The Mother Soul: Judaism from the Maccabees to the Rabbis

1. The Cultural Dimension: Judaism Hellenism

2. The Political Dimension: Jews the Roman Empire

3. The Geographical Dimension: The Land of Israel the Diaspora

4. Jerusalem: The City of the Temple

5. How Many "Judaisms"?
Part 2: Christian Beginnings: From Jewish Party to Gentile Church

6. Jesus Within Judaism

7. The Early Jerusalem Community of Believers in Jesus

8. The Mission to the Gentiles the Question of the Torah

9. The Land of Israel: The Church of Jewish Believers

10. The Diaspora: The Church of Jews Gentiles

11. Encounter with Paganism-- the Jewish Heritage

12. Orthodoxy Heresy: The Challenge from Gnosticism Marcion

13. Elder Younger Brothers: The Second-Century Debate with Judaism
Part 3: The Persistence of the Jewish Heritage: Faith Order in the Early Church

14. Which Books Belong in the Bible? The Question of Canon

15. Christology in the Making (I): The Messiah

16. Christology in the Making (II): The Incarnate Word

17. The Creative Spirit

18. Conversion, Baptism New Life

19. Worship Calendar: The Christian Week and Year

20. Passover Eucharist
Part 4: Epilogue

21. The Church Facing a New Era

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Subjects

Index of Ancient Writings

Filtros

In the Shadow of the Temple