Who Are the People of God?: Early Christian Models of Community by Howard Clark

Description: Who Are the People of God? by Howard Clark Kee This work examines the complex factors that shaped Judaism and early Christianity, analyzing the cardinal Judaic and Christian texts and the cultural worlds in which they were written. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In this provocative book, an eminent scholar examines the complex factors that shaped Judaism and early Christianity, analyzing cardinal Judaic and Christian texts and the cultural worlds in which they were written. Howard Clark Kees sociocultural approach emphasizes the diversity of viewpoint and belief present in Judaism and in early Christianity, as well as the many ways in which the two religions reacted to each other and to the changing circumstances of the first two centuries of the Common Era.According to Kees interpretation of Jewish documents of the period, Jews began to adopt various models of community to bring into focus their group identity, to show their special relation to God, and to articulate their responsibilities within the community and toward the wider culture. The models they adopted-the community of the wise, the law-abiding community, the community of mystical participation, the city or temple model, and the ethnically and culturally inclusive community-were the means by which they responded to the challenges and opportunities for reinstating themselves as Gods people. These models in turn influenced early Christian behavior and writing, becoming means for Christians to define their type of community, to understand the role of Jesus as Gods agent in establishing the community, and to outline what their moral life and group structure, as well as their relations with the wider Jewish and Greco-Roman culture, ought to be. Author Biography Howard Clark Kee is William Goodwin Aurelio Professor of Biblical Studies, Emeritus, at Boston University. He is the author of more than twenty books, including the first edition of The Cambridge Companion to the Bible, Beginnings of Christianity: Introduction to the New Testament (2005), Understanding the New Testament (5th ed.), and Jesus in History (3rd ed.). Table of Contents Introduction - ancient history and contemporary historiography; models of community in the literature of postexilic Judaism; the community of the wise; the law-abiding community; the community where God dwells among his people; the community of mystical participation; the ethnically and culturally inclusive community; the community models in the post-New Testament period; critical note - priority in the gospel tradition. Details ISBN0300070632 Author Howard Clark Kee Publisher Yale University Press Language English ISBN-10 0300070632 ISBN-13 9780300070637 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 270.1 Year 1997 Imprint Yale University Press Subtitle Early Christian Models of Community Birth 1920 Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations Pages 288 Affiliation Boston University Short Title WHO ARE THE PEOPLE OF GOD REV/ Edition Description Revised Place of Publication New haven DOI 10.1604/9780300070637 AU Release Date 1997-01-31 NZ Release Date 1997-01-31 US Release Date 1997-01-31 UK Release Date 1997-01-31 Publication Date 1997-01-31 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:17438278;

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