S. H. Mathews

Christian Fasting (eBook, PDF)

Biblical and Evangelical Perspectives

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Through the lens of social-scientific criticism, Christian Fasting: Biblical and EvangelicalPerspectives explores the social, cultural, and religious significance of fasting in the first-century Mediterranean world. Old Testament precedents, as well as Mesopotamian, Greek, and Roman influences are examined to form the backdrop for a detailed interpretation of each fasting text in the New Testament. Contemporary evangelical fasting literature is also discussed and analyzed. Finally, H.S. Mathews proposes a solution for reconciling a biblical interpretation of fasting with contemporary evangelical practice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216221111
• Artikelnr.: 74844100

Autorenporträt

S. H. Mathews teaches at Fruitland Baptist Bible College.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: An Anthropologist Reads the New Testament
Chapter 2: Fasting in the Old Testament and Ancient Mediterranean World
Introduction
Chapter 3: Fasting in the New Testament: A Social-Scientific View of
Fasting in the First-Century Mediterranean World
Chapter 4: Fasting in Evangelical Christianity
Chapter 5: Evangelicalism and the New Testament in Dialogue