Author: | Crawford Howell Toy | ISBN: | 9781411462434 |
Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | August 16, 2011 |
Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
Author: | Crawford Howell Toy |
ISBN: | 9781411462434 |
Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
Publication: | August 16, 2011 |
Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
Language: | English |
The author examines the social basis of religion as well as the development of ideas of ethics, the concept of the kingdom of God, eschatology, and the relationship of Jesus to Christianity—nimbly sketching a general history of the period spanning “from the distinct legal organization of the Jewish people to the close of the New Testament canon.”
The author examines the social basis of religion as well as the development of ideas of ethics, the concept of the kingdom of God, eschatology, and the relationship of Jesus to Christianity—nimbly sketching a general history of the period spanning “from the distinct legal organization of the Jewish people to the close of the New Testament canon.”