Retrieving History

Retrieving HistoryThis volume introduces the early Christian ideas of history and history writing and shows their value for developing Christian communities of the patristic era. It examines the ways early Christians related and transmitted their history: apologetics, martyrdom accounts, sacred biography, and the genre of church history proper. The book shows that exploring the lives and writings of both men and women of the ancient church helps readers understand how

This careful and concise scholarly work covers a wide range of topics related to the historical Jesus and his context

Each section offers a constructive departure from trends in contemporary works on the subject

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and ecumenical vantage points

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Offering extensive interaction between the two testaments

Evangelizers are encouraged to believe that everything depends on their understanding of the gospel and their powers of persuasion

Karl Barth and his legacy have dominated theology circles for over a decade

The literature on Christology is large and ever-expanding

Duvall and Hays make the case that God's relational presence is central to the Bible's grand narrative

Paul did not reject Judaism or the Jewish law but believed he was living in the last days