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Jesus the Rise of Early Christianity: A History of New Testament Times Paperback – 17 April 2002

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The pathway to understanding the New Testament leads through the vibrant landscape of the first-century Greco-Roman world. The New Testament is rooted in the concrete historical events of that world. In Jesus the Rise of Early Christianity Paul Barnett not only places the New Testament within that world of caesars and Herods, proconsuls and Pharisees, Sadducees and revolutionaries, but argues that the mainspring and driving force of early Christian history is the historical Jesus. We cannot understand the rise of Christianity apart from this Jesus, the messiah of Israel and the spiritual and intellectual impact he had on his immediate followers and those who succeeded them. From his intimate acquaintance with the sources, the evidence and the problems of New Testament history, Barnett offers fresh insights. His telling of the story skillfully avoids the encumbrance of extraneous details and side journeys. From the brith of Jesus to the founding of the messianic community, from the rise of Paul's mission to the Gentiles to the writing of the Gospels, Barnett offers a comprehensive account of the movement that would change the face of world history. Jesus the Rise of Early Christianity is a comprehensive survey of New Testament history that will meet the needs of students and teachers of the New Testament. In its engagment with contemporary scholarship and its emphasis on the propelling role of the historical and risen Jesus in the rise of Christianity, it provides a timely rejoinder to current revisionist exploration of Christian origins.

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Paul Barnett is a teaching fellow at Regent College, Vancouver, and a visiting fellow in ancient history at Macquarie University in Australia. He was the Anglican bishop of North Sydney from 1990 to 2001, and is the author of Jesus the Rise of Early Christianity.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0830826998
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ IVP Academic (17 April 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 450 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780830826995
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0830826995
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 3.3 x 22.86 cm
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Lemursss
5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative on histology of Christ
Reviewed in Australia on 27 November 2021
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Liked very much the historical description of the eastern Mediterranean at the time of Christ, as well as the piecing together of the spread and growth of Christianity. A great reference book.
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Jeri
5.0 out of 5 stars Your library is longing for this book
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As usual, Barnett is excellent. it's the amount of details, the small facts he tosses in that are so useful For example, after Jesus' resurrection, Barnett suggests the disciples may have been meeting for the breaking of the bread in the large upper room owned by Mary, "the mother of John Mark. Mary's house boasted an outer gate, supported ...a maid...and was large enough" (p 198).

Also, Jesus was "described in rabbinic terminology. They had 'come' to him, 'followed after' him, 'learned from him' (p 201). And this is important because we know how Second Temple Jews passed on oral tradition. It was common practice among the students of famous rabbis to memorize their most memorable sayings, and to keep a notebook of all the important points.

In Acts, Paul says he was a 'citizen' of Tarsus. This would fly over the heads of most readers, but it meant that "his parents must have been 'citizens'...Substantial weallth, property worth five hundred drachmae...was required too qualify for enrollment as a citizen of Tarsus" (p 262).

Well written and brilliant scholarship.
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djf
4.0 out of 5 stars A very detailed historical account of the first years after ...
Reviewed in Canada on 25 September 2014
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A very detailed historical account of the first years after death of Jesus.
Interpretation and conclusions at significant variance from that of many other authors.
A valuable book for those interested in origins of Christianity.
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Aurexia
4.0 out of 5 stars A BOOK WORTH ADDING TO YOUR LIBRARY
Reviewed in the United States on 21 January 2012
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If you are wanting to add some great research material and powerful insights on the topic of Jesus and the birth of Primitive Christianity then you will find this book a must have. Unlike other books which read more like a conversation this book reads more like a lecture. You will have to carefully read and re-read most sections, not for the controversy but for the facts and detail.
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A. Marsh
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and detailed overview of early Christianity
Reviewed in the United States on 1 September 2011
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This may be one of the most dense books on my shelves, which is saying quite a bit as I'm mid-thesis at the moment. Barnett is a masterful writer and researcher - his book is fully accessible to someone new to this world and yet his dense footnotes provide hours of fascinating discovery for the advanced student of the first century. His meticulous research and clear presentation of the material makes this a must-read for anyone with even a passing interest in the world from which Christianity sprung. I highly recommend this to both scholar and novice friends alike - this is a true treasure of a book.
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