From Jesus to the Church : the first Christian generation - Evans, Craig A. (Craig Alan), 1952- (Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, 2014)
Did Jesus intend to found a church? -- From kingdom of God to church of Christ -- James as leader of the Jesus community -- Phinehan zeal and works of the law : what Paul and James are really saying -- Jerusalem communities in conflict -- The church between Paul, James, and Ignatius -- Appendix. Root causes of the Jewish-Christian rift : from Jesus to Justin.
"This small book grew out of the Deichmann Lectures given at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheba, Israel, in May of 2010"--Preface, page xi.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-171) and indexes.
Keywords: Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.; Christianity and other religions -- Judaism -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.