Refers to New Testament teachings while delineating the nature of early Christian worship of God. Bibliogs.
How did early Christians see and understand their own worship? How did this interact with early Christian beliefs? The book has been brought up-to-date and revised, with some chapters rewritten and an updated bibliography.
... 155n17, 247n64, 252n78 McGowan, Andrew B., 30n, 34n, 36n, 39n25, 42n30, 43n, 44n, 48n37, 49n39, 84n50, 162n30, 177n, 192n22, 243n52, 251n74 McKay, Heather A., 220n9 McKinnon, James W., 115n5, 123n21, 205n44 McKnight, Edgar V., 86n54.
Dujarier, Michel Dyer, Joseph Eberle, Luke Faivre, Alexandre Falk, Daniel K., Fassler, Margot E. Favassa, Joseph A. Finn, Thomas M. Fischer, Balthasar Friedländer, Ludwig Freestone, W. H. Frøgshov, Stig Simeon R. Fuller, R. H. Gallager, ...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.
"At the Origins of Christian Worship" can deepen readers' understanding of early Christian worship by setting it within the context of the Roman world in which it developed.
Preface to the new edition -- Understanding the divine liturgy.
The Worship of the Early Church
Perhaps the worship of Jesus was not an alternative to worship of God but another way of worshiping God. The questions are challenging but readers are ably guided by James Dunn, one of the world's top New Testament scholars.
All readers, from beginners to those more advanced, will be rewarded by both his erudition and his insight. This work justifiably will be cherished by students and teachers alike for generations to come.
This volume of essays is dedicated to Professor Ralph Martin of the University of Sheffield, formerly Director of the Graduate Studies Program at Fuller Theological Seminary, widely known for his incisive and disciplined scholarship on the ...