Backgrounds of Early ChristianityW.B. Eerdmans, 1993 - 611 sider Widely used as a textbook since its publication in 1987, this work provides an analytical and systematic introduction to the Roman, Greek, and Jewish political, social, literary, and religious backgrounds necessary for a historical understanding of the New Testament in the early church. |
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