The unearthing the truth behind alternative Christianities Bock, Darrell L. creator text bibliography tnu Nashville Nelson Books c2006 2006 monographic eng

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xxvi, 230 p. ; 22 cm. Foreword / Edwin M. Yamauchi -- Do new discoveries mean Christianity needs a makeover? -- Making a scorecard : the periods and players of early Christianity -- Discussion of a key alternative view : about Gnosticism and its definition -- Dating the origin of Gnosticism -- Early Christianity's diversity and historical judgments -- The claims of Walter Bauer and the roots of the new school -- The nature of God and creation : part 1 -- The nature of God and creation : part 2 -- Jesus : divine and/or human? : part 1 -- Jesus : divine and/or human? : part 2 -- The nature of humanity's redemption : spiritual or also physical? : part 1 -- The nature of humanity's redemption : spiritual or also physical? : part 2 -- Jesus' death : knowledge, sin, and salvation : part 1 -- Jesus' death : knowledge, sin, and salvation : part 2 -- The new school, the missing gospels, alternative Christianities, and orthodoxy -- List of extant texts beyond the four Gospels -- List of key texts in the Apostolic Fathers. Darrell L. Bock. Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-230). Theology Gnosticism Theology, Doctrinal History Early church, ca. 30-600 BT 1391 .B63 2006 270.1 0785212949 (hardcover) 9780785212942 2006001318 DLC 060113 20160623154857.0 14230033