The New Testament and the People of GodPart of a five-volume project on the theological questions surrounding the origins of Christianity, this book offers a reappraisal of literary, historical and theological readings of the New Testament, arguing for a form of critical realism that facilitates different readings of the text. |
Contents
Christian Origins and the New Testament | 3 |
Problems and Varieties | 31 |
Literature Story and the Articulation of Worldviews | 47 |
Copyright | |
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