E-Book, Englisch, Band 516, 332 Seiten, Format (B × H): 232 mm x 155 mm
Reihe: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe
Falcetta Early Christian Teachers
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-16-157579-2
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
The 'Didaskaloi' from Their Origins to the Middle of the Second Century
E-Book, Englisch, Band 516, 332 Seiten, Format (B × H): 232 mm x 155 mm
Reihe: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe
ISBN: 978-3-16-157579-2
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
The teachers of early Christianity were one of its most intriguing groups and appear to have been the equivalent of the Jewish rabbis or pagan philosophers. By examining all the earliest sources mentioning the 'didaskaloi', Alessandro Falcetta sheds light on the first hundred years of their history, tackling questions such as why their fate was so different from that of the rabbis, and whether they were tradents of the Jesus material and therefore guarantors of the Gospels' historic reliability. By relating teachers to apostles, prophets and bishops, the author enriches our knowledge of the structure of early Christian communities and how they developed into hierarchical churches.