Sinners - Jesus and His Earliest Followers (Paperback)

How did early Christians remember Jesus--and how did they develop their own ""Christian"" identities and communities? In this accessible and revelatory book, Greg Carey explores how transgression contributed to early Christian identity in the Gospels, Acts, Letters of Paul, and Revelation. Carey examines Jesus as a friend of sinners, challenger of purity laws, transgressor of conventional masculine values of his time, and convicted seditionist. He looks at early Christian communities as out of step with ""respectable"" practices of their time. Finally, he provides examples of contemporary Christians whose faith requires them to ""do the right thing,"" even when it means violating current definitions of ""respectability.

General

Imprint:	Baylor University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2009
First published:	April 2009
Authors:	Greg Carey
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	235
ISBN-13:	978-1-60258-146-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > The historical Jesus Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > The historical Jesus Books > Christianity > The Historical Jesus
LSN:	1-60258-146-0
Barcode:	9781602581463

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