Geschichte des Urchristenthums [Paperback]

This three-volume work of 1838 recounts the history of Palestinian Judaism at the time of Jesus by using primary sources.This three-volume work of more than 2,000 pages, published in 1838, may be regarded as marking the modern period in the Christian study of Judaism. Gfr?rer (180361) was the first scholar who attempted to recount the history of Palestinian Judaism at the time of Jesus by using primary sources.This three-volume work of more than 2,000 pages, published in 1838, may be regarded as marking the modern period in the Christian study of Judaism. Gfr?rer (180361) was the first scholar who attempted to recount the history of Palestinian Judaism at the time of Jesus by using primary sources.A keen student of theology, August Friedrich Gfr?rer (180361) became professor of history at the University of Freiburg and also sat as a representative in the Frankfurt parliament, agitating for the reunification of Protestantism and Catholicism. This three-volume work, published in 1838, may be regarded as marking the modern period in the Christian study of Judaism. Gfr?rer was the first scholar who attempted to recount the history of Palestinian Judaism at the time of Jesus by using primary source material and without pursuing an obvious apologetic or polemic agenda. More than 2,000 pages in length, the work is a formidable scholarly achievement of lasting value in the field of religious studies. Volume 1 accounts for first-century Jewish education and scholarship, and discusses the doctrine of revelation. The author also addresses the Jewish understanding of God and of spirits, angels and demons.Part I: 1. Die Quellen zur Kenntnis des Zustandes der j?dischen Dogmen und der Volksbildung im Zeitalter Jesu Christi; 2. Die Erziehung der Juden zur Zeit Jesu; 3. Die j?dische Lehre von der Offenbarung; 4. Die j?dische Lehre von Gott; 5. Die Lehre von den h?heren Geistern, Engeln und Teufeln; Part II: 6. Die Sch?pfung, die Welt und ihre Theile; 7. Die Lehre vom Menschen, del�