Theology

Martin Hengel / Anna Maria Schwemer

Geschichte des frühen Christentums

Band II: Die Urgemeinde und das Judenchristentum

[The Early Church and Jewish Christianity. A History of Early Christianity. Volume 2.]

2019. XXIV, 790 pages.
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The second volume of the History of Early Christianity deals with the history up to the council in Jerusalem 48/49 AD and describes the history of the Jerusalem community up to the expulsion of the Jewish Christians in Palestine from the Jewish community.
The second volume of the History of Early Christianity deals with the history up to the council in Jerusalem 48/49 AD. Martin Hengel and Anna Maria Schwemer discuss in detail the development of the first Christian community and the gradual transition to the early Gentile mission (without circumcision requirement) in Syria. The persecution by Agrippa I and its effect on the first Christian community and Paul's mission are dealt with as well as the journey of Paul and Barnabas to Cyprus and Galatia as apostles of the Antioch community and the consequent protest of the community of Jerusalem. The authors also analyse the convent of the apostles in Jerusalem and the resolution of conflicts regarding circumcision and dietary laws (Apostolic Decree). The final part of the book examines the significance of James, brother of the Lord, and describes the history of the Jerusalem community up to the expulsion of the Jewish Christians in Palestine from the Jewish community.
Authors/Editors

Martin Hengel (1926–2009) was Professor of New Testament and Early Judaism at the Protestant Theology Faculty at the University of Tübingen.

Anna Maria Schwemer is Professor of New Testament at the Protestant Theology Faculty at the University of Tübingen.

Reviews

The following reviews are known:

In: Bulletin for Biblical Research — 31 (2021), S. 97–100 (Eckhard J. Schnabel)
In: New Testament Abstracts — 63 (2019), S. 546–547
In: Biblische Notizen — 190 (2021), S. 153–154 (Hans-Ulrich Weidemann)
In: Jahrbuch f.Liturgik u.Hymnologie — 60 (2021), S. 130–131 (Helmut Schwier)
In: Revue Thomiste — 121 (2021), S. 339–340 (Pére Xavier Batllo)
In: Laval théologique et philosophique — 79 (2023), S. 280–281 (Paul-Hubert Poirier)
In: Early Christianity — 11 (2020), S. 135–146 (Hans-Josef Klauck)
In: Kerk en Theologie — 71 (2020), S. 92–93 (Arie Zwiep)
In: Rottenburger Jahrbuch f. KirchenG — 39 (2020), S. 422–423 (Udo Schnelle)
In: Theologische Literaturzeitung — 145 (2020), S. 934–936 (Markus Öhler)
In: Revue de l'histoire et de Philosophie Réligieuses — 101 (2021), S. 117–120 (Christian Grappe)
In: Judaica. Neue digitale Folge — https://doi.org/10.36950/jndf.2r2 (Daniel Schumann)