The Birth of Christian History: Memory and Time from Mark to Luke-Acts

by Eve-Marie Becker

The first comprehensive account to explore the beginnings of early Christian history writing, tracing its origin to the Gospel of Mark and Luke-Acts

When the Gospel writings were first produced, Christian thinking was already cognizant of its relationship to ancient memorial cultures and history-writing traditions. Yet, little has been written about exactly what shaped the development of early Christian literary memory. In this eye-opening...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300165099
• ISBN13: 9780300165098
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.5"