The Jesus Movement: A Social History of Its First Century

Stegemann, Ekkehard W.; Stegemann, Wolfgang

ISBN 10: 0800630092 / ISBN 13: 9780800630096

Published by Fortress Press, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Jesus Movement: A Social History of Its First Century
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0800630092
• ISBN 13: 9780800630096
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This monumental work by two outstanding New Testament scholars is the first comprehensive social history of the earliest churches. Integrating the historical and social data, they locate the ancient Galileans, Judeans, and the Jesus movement in their respective matrices. The Stegemanns deal with such issues as conflict between the messianic communities and the rest of Judaism, religious pluralism, social stratification, group composition, gender division, ancient economics, and urban/rural distinctions. 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, tables, and diagrams

About the Author

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

Wolfgang Stegemann is Rektor and Professor of New Testament at the Augustana Hochschule in Neuendettelsau, Germany.

O. C. Dean Jr. (Translator) has translated works from German in biblical studies and theology, including Jrgen Becker's Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles (1993), Willi Marxsen's New Testament Foundations for Christian Ethics (1993), and Udo Schnelle's The Human Condition (1996).