The Emergence of the church by Arthur G Patzia

The Emergence of the church by Arthur G Patzia

The early church did not descend from heaven on a golden string. Nor did it spring full-grown from the mind of Jesus or the apostles. The church emerged as the result of God's decisive action within a particular people, Israel, their story and their historical context. The focal point of this action was Jesus - his ministry, death and resurrection. But there were challenges, setbacks and conflict, as well as bursts of understanding, expansion and growth. While the main lines of this story display a remarkable unity, a closer examination also reveals a living diversity of cultures, perspectives and practices. 'The Emergence of the Church' explores the story, weighs the issues and traces the contours of the early church's expansion and growth, life and practices, leadership and worship. Mindful of the questions of contemporary scholarship, Arthur Patzia provides a welcome primer on the church as it was in the first century and a foundation for considering how it should be in the twenty-first century.

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ISBN 13	9780851114835
ISBN 10	0851114830
Title	The Emergence of the church
Author	Arthur G Patzia
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Inter-Varsity Press
Year published	2001-11-16
Number of pages	264
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