Primitive Christianity in its contemporary setting

First published by Meridian Books, August 1956.. Translation of Das Urchristentum im Rahmen der antiken Religionen. by R. H. Fuller.

Translator's preface. Introduction. Part 1 - The Old Testament heritage. 1 God and the world. 2 God and the nation. 3 God and man. Part 2 - Judaism. 1 Synagogue and law. 2 The hope of Israel. 3 Hellenistic Judaism. Part 3 - The Greek heritage. 1 The Greek city state. 2 Science and the philosophy of life. Part 4 Hellenism. 1 The stoic ideal of the wise man. 2 Star worship, fatalism and astrology. 3 The mystery religions. 4 Gnosticism. Part 5 - Primitive Christianity. 1 Primitive Christianity as a syncretistic phenomenon. 2 Man and his relation to time. 3 The situation of man in the world. 4 Redemption

'...he examines the structure and import of Greek paganism, the role of the mystery religions, the ideas of Stoicism and gnosticism. All contributed to shaping and moulding the fundamental doctrines of Christian life....'

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