The Fabric of Early Christianity: Reflections in Honor of by James D. III Smith,Philip Sellew

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By James D. III Smith,Philip Sellew

This quantity celebrates the original contributions of Helmut Koester, who has been a pace-setter for 50 years as pupil, professor, editor, and mentor. Having studied on the universities of Heidelberg and Marburg, Koester was once a pupil of either Günther Bornkamm and Rudolf Bultmann. He all started educating at Harvard Divinity college in 1958, the place he's at present John H. Morison study Professor of Divinity and Winn examine Professor of Ecclesiastical heritage. he's the chair of the hot testomony Editorial Board of Hermeneia: A serious and old observation at the Bible and long-time editor of Harvard Theological overview (1975–1999). between his a number of guides are Trajectories via Early Christianity (with James M. Robinson); historical Christian Gospels; heritage, tradition, and faith of the Hellenistic Age; heritage and Literature of Early Christianity; and The towns of Paul: pictures and Interpretations from the Harvard Archaeology venture (CD-ROM). He used to be President of the Society of Biblical Literature in 1991 and was once provided an honorary doctorate from Humboldt collage (Berlin) in 2006.

Contributors:

Ellen Bradshaw Aitken, Harold W. Attridge, Klaus Baltzer, Arthur Bellinzoni, Gary A. Bisbee, Ann Graham Brock, John Clabeaux, Eldon Jay Epp, Everett Ferguson, Steven J. Friesen, Melanie Johnson-DeBaufre, Robert A. Kraft, AnneMarie Luijendijk, Dennis MacDonald, Jennifer ok. Berenson Maclean, Christopher R. Matthews, Shelly Matthews, Lee Martin McDonald, Laura Nasrallah, George W. E. Nickelsburg, Michael O'Laughlin, Carolyn Osiek, Elaine Pagels, Stephen J. Patterson, Birger A. Pearson, Richard I. Pervo, Norman R. Petersen, David M. Scholer, Daniel Schowalter, Philip Sellew, Dennis E. Smith, James D. Smith III, Krister Stendahl, Robert F. Stoops, Jr., Christine M. Thomas, David L. Tiede, Demetrios (Trakatellis), James C. Walters, Demetrius okay. Williams

James D. Smith III is affiliate Professor of Church historical past at Bethel Seminary San Diego, Lecturer in Theology and spiritual stories on the college of San Diego, and at the pastoral employees of faculty street Baptist Church in San Diego. he's at the editorial board of 'Christian historical past & Biography' journal. he's additionally coeditor of 'The Subjective Eye: Essays in tradition, faith, and Gender in Honor of Margaret R. Miles' and of the coming near near 'Encyclopedia of Christian Literature'.

Philip Sellew is affiliate Professor of Classical and close to jap reports and Director of Graduate stories on the collage of Minnesota. he's the writer of the drawing close quantity 'The Hundredfold present: Martyrdom and Sexual Renunciation in Christian North Africa' and is coeditor of 'Pauline Conversations in Context: Essays in Honor of Calvin J. Roetzel'. He has been the editor of 'Currents in examine: bible study' and 'Forum'.

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