دانلود کتاب The First Christian Communities, 32 - 380 CE

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Cover\nHalf Title\nTitle Page\nCopyright Page\nTable of Contents\nList of figures\nIntroduction\n1. The Beginnings – 36 to 61 CE\n Charismatic Gifts\n In Jerusalem and Galilee\n The New Apostle Paul\n Mission in the Ancient Cities\n Overturning Jewish Law\n Forging and Maintaining Communities\n2. Death and Destruction Shapes the Communities, 60–96 CE\n Nero Finds Scapegoats\n The Destruction of Jerusalem\n Problems under Emperor Domitian\n Christian Communities Respond\n3. Making Sense of this World: Christians Record Texts, ca. 70–150 CE\n Christian Identity: Who were the Believers?\n Charismatic Gifts\n Gnostic Texts: Secret Knowledge Explains the End Times\n Repudiating the Gnostics: The Gospel of John\n Reinterpreting the End Times: Book of Revelation\n Conclusion\n4. Christians Practice Their Faith\n House Church Services\n The Celebration of the Lord’s Supper\n Baptism: The Initiation\n Wandering Preachers and Charismatics\n Guiding the Communities\n Perceptions of the Romans\n5. Clash between Romans and Christians, 2nd Century CE\n Ignatius Defines Martyrdom\n What Were the Charges?\n Voluntary Martyrs\n The Martyrdom of Polycarp\n Justin Becomes a Martyr\n6. Christians and Martyrs in Lyon, 177 CE\n Christian Diversity\n Trouble in Lyon\n The Virtue of Sacrifice\n Preliminary Questioning and Christian Responses\n Trial and Death in the Arena\n7. North Africa, Latin Texts, and New Martyrs, 180–212 CE\n The Arrival of Christianity\n Tertullian: The Father of Latin Christianity\n Septimius Severus: a North African Emperor\n North African Martyrs and a New Compelling Text\n8. Linking Politics and Religion, 212–311 CE\n One Empire/ One Religion\n Third-Century Christian Growth\n Escalating Persecution under Decius and Valerian\n The “Great Persecution”\n Did Torture Work?\n9. Constantine Establishes the Church of Power, 306 CE–380 CE\n Constantine Comes to Power\n The Church Acquires Property\n Jerusalem Becomes Christian Land\n “Bond of the Common Mind”\n Imposing Uniformity\n Martyrs Made Visible\n Ending the Age of Martyrs and a “Just War”\n10. Controlling Memories and Texts\n Eusebius, Constantine’s Historian\n Selecting the Texts; Establishing Scripture\n Reinterpreting Martyrdom\n The Future: A Church of Good vs Evil\nBibliography\nIndex