The Jesus Movement: A Social History of Its First Century - Softcover

Stegemann, Ekkehard W.; Stegemann, Wolfgang

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080063425X ISBN 13: 9780800634254

Publisher: Fortress Press, 2001

Synopsis

Now in paperback, this monumental work by two continental New Testament scholars is the first comprehensive social history of the earliest churches. Integrating the historical and social data it locates the ancient Judeans and the Jesus Movement in their respective matrices. The Stegemanns deal with such issues as: conflict between the messianic communitites and the rest of Judaism, religious pluralism social stratification, group composition, gender division, ancient economics, and urban/rural distinction. This volume offers both an introduction to these social issues, as well as fresh insights and analysis, and includes: Integration of social history, social-scientific analyses, and theological analyses Focus on the role of women in the Jesus Movement and early churches Maps, charts, and diagrams

About this title

About the Author:

Ekkehard W. Stegemann is Professor of New Testament at the University of Basel, Switzerland.

Wolfgang Stegemann is Professor of New Testament at the Augustana Hochschule in Neuendettelsau, Germany, and the co-author of Jesus and the Hope of the Poor (Orbis, 1986).

About this edition

• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 080063425X
• ISBN 13: 9780800634254
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 556