Filson, Floyd Vivian, 1896-,

A New Testament history : the story of the emerging church / [print] Floyd V. Filson. - Philadelphia : Westminster Press, (c)1964. - xi, 435 pages : 16 color maps ; 25 cm. - Westminster aids to the study of the Scriptures . - Westminster aids to the study of the Scriptures. .



The background. The historical background -- The religious setting -- Jesus the central figure. The historical Jesus -- The Galilean ministry -- From Galilee to Jerusalem -- Rejected, crucified, risen -- The Jerusalem church. Beginnings in Jerusalem -- Outreach from Jerusalem -- Paul the apostle to gentiles. Paul : origin, conversion, early ministry -- Paul's independent mission -- To prison, Rome, and death -- The church anchored in history. The obscure decades -- Trends in the developing church -- Anchor in history -- Anchor in scripture.



BS2407.F489.N498 1964