Revisiting the God fearer Thesis in the Development of Early Christianit

This volume examines in depth the theory, evidence, and trail of scholarly work on god-fearers. Thomas A. Robinson argues for substantial revisions in the depiction of the god-fearer phenomenon, the story of early Christianity and its engagement with both Jews and with the larger Greco-Roman population. Robinson provides a thorough analysis of the god-fearer theory, examining scholarly debate and primary literary and inscriptional materials put forward as evidence for the god-fearer theory. Robinson begins with an exploration of the god-fearing community, its definition, or lack thereof, and its role as a bridge to Christianity in the Greco-Roman world. He then examines the key features of god-fearers, and the scholarly appeal to circumcision as the primary barrier preventing god-fearer conversion to Judaism. The volume concludes with an exploration of Luke''s Acts and its readers and a thorough investigation of inscriptional and literary evidence supporting god-fearer theory.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas A. Robinson, Thomas A Robinson
• Publisher: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 02.10.2025
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity
• EAN: 9780567722300
• ISBN: 978-0-567-72230-0
• Pages: 176
• Dimensions (packing): 15.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 cm
• Series: The Library of New Testament Studies
• Subjects: RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Christianity, Early Christianity, Luke, Judaism, Sacred texts, Christianity: sacred texts and revered writings, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / General, New Testaments, Criticism & Exegesis Of Sacred Texts, Septuagint, Circumcision, Acts, greco-Roman