TY - BOOK AU - Evans,Craig A. TI - From Jesus to the Church: the first Christian generation SN - 9780664239053 (hbk. : alk. paper) AV - BR 165 .E93 2014 PY - 2014///] CY - Louisville, Kentucky PB - Westminster John Knox Press KW - Church history KW - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Christianity and other religions KW - Judaism KW - History KW - Early church, ca. 30-600 N1 - "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; 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 ER -