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001			ocn972387218
003			OCoLC
005			20251028093419.0
008			170605s2017 miu b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2017026272
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780802868787
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020			_a9780802868787 _q(paperback)
020			_a0802868789 _q(paperback)
035			_a(OCoLC)972387218
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aBR 162.3 _bD84 2017
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100	1		_aDuff, Paul B., _d1952- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aJesus followers in the Roman Empire / _cPaul B. Duff.
264		1	_aGrand Rapids, Michigan : _bWilliam B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, _c2017.
300			_axii, 263 pages ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 247-250) and indexes.
505	0		_aSection one. Setting the stage. Hellenistic culture, Jewish religion, and Roman power -- The early years of the Jesus movement -- From idols to a living and true God -- Section two. Inside the movement. No longer Jew or Greek -- No longer male and female -- No longer slave or free -- Section three. Accommodation and resistance. One in Christ Jesus -- Unstained by the world.
520			_a"When Jesus of Nazareth began proclaiming the kingdom of God early in the first century, he likely had no intention of starting a new religion, especially one that included former pagans. Yet a new religion did eventually develop -- one that not only included non-Jews but was soon dominated by them. How did this happen? Jesus Followers in the Roman Empire by Paul Duff offers an accessible and informed account of Christian origins, beginning with the teaching of Jesus and moving to the end of the first century. Duff's narrative shows how the rural Jewish movement led by Jesus developed into a largely non-Jewish phenomenon permeating urban centers of the Roman Empire. Paying special attention to social, cultural, and religious contexts--as well as to early Christian ideas about idolatry, marriage, family, slavery, and ethnicity --Jesus Followers in the Roman Empire will help readers cultivate a deeper understanding of the identity, beliefs, and practices of early Christ-believers"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aChurch history _yPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
650		0	_aChristian life _xHistory _yEarly church, ca. 30-600.
650		0	_aChristianity and other religions _xJudaism.
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