Jesus and the Church: The Foundation of the Church in the New Testament and Modern Theology

by Paul Avis

What is church's true foundation? Was the Christian church founded by Jesus, or does 'the Eucharist make the church'? Paul Avis sets out his own answer to these questions. Gathering a wide range of critical scholarship, he argues that there is something solid and dependable at the foundation of the church's life and mission.

Avis argues that Jesus wanted a church in a sense, but not as we know it. Christ proclaimed the gospel of the Kingdom...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567697495
• ISBN13: 9780567697493
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"