Jesus and the apostolic community: Jewish messianism or hellenistic soteriology?
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Title
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Jesus and the apostolic community: Jewish messianism or hellenistic soteriology?
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Identifier
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AAI9020781
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identifier
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9020781
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Creator
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Mamlak, Gershon Fogel.
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Contributor
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Adviser: William G. Sinnigen
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Date
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1990
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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History, Ancient | Religion, History of
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Abstract
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Historiography is an amalgam of two elements: (a) general recording of events and (b) the deduction of primary events that can be considered the causes of subsequent events.;The first one, (a) requires precision and choice of authentic reliable sources; the second one (b) demands methodical analysis.;The task of a historian begins where the assignment of the chronicler is completed. The harmonious interplay of both elements produces sound historiography.;The bulk of the literature on the theme this study is dealing with, can be characterized as a comprehensive contradiction of both elements. Most of the works dealing with the phenomenon of Jesus have neglected the recording of reliable events, and have deviated from the task of deducing the causes that catalyzed subsequent events.;This dissertation is a modest effort to rectify a process, lasting over two centuries, that has led to an obfuscation of an event that became the bedrock of western and universal history.;Fundamentally, this study consists of an attempt to contest prevailing scholarly theories put forth by respectable historians, whose thoughtful works have been a great help to this study, which nevertheless challenges both, the premises and the conclusions of their works.;A final remark seems to be called for.;In addition to the relevance of this theme from the point of historiography, it also has a sociological aspect.;The premise of both Judaism and Christianity is that God, and not a conglomeration of accidental happenings is the Prime Mover of History. There is therefore, a basis for cooperation and reciprocal respect. This can be engendered, however, only by an objective recognition and evaluation of each others theological fountainhead.;Obscuring the origins of the encounter between Judaism and Christianity can only lead away from this objective.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
