Primitive Christianity: A Survey of Recent Studies and Some New Proposals

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This is a critical account of the state-of-the-art of scholarship in earliest Christianity, and where and how it should move forward. It offers an authoritative account of contemporary scholarship and evaluates the work of all major scholars in the field, from Britain, America and around the world, as well as a critical analysis of all the published writings in Early Christianity over the last 25 years of the 20th century. Gerd Ldemann evaluates all the contributions and defines the most significant areas for future research.

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Review by Matthew R. Hauge, Azusa Pacific University, in Religious Studies Review * Religious Studies Review *
Review in German in Theologische Literaturzeitung, 131 (2006) 3 * Theologische Literaturzeitung *

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Gerd Ludemann is Professor of New Testament at the University of Gottingen and the author of Virgin Birth The Real Story of Mary and Her Son Jesus, also published by Trinity Press. Martina Janssen is his academic assistant.