Beginning from Jerusalem covers the early formation of the Christian faith from 30 to 70 C.E. After outlining the quest for the historical church (parallel to the quest for the historical Jesus) and reviewing the sources, James Dunn follows the course of the movement stemming from Jesus beginning from Jerusalem.
He opens with a close analysis of
Author Biography
James D. G. Dunn (1939-2020) was a renowned New Testament scholar and the long-time Lightfoot Professor of Divinity at Durham University. His many other books include The Theology of Paul the Apostle, Jesus according to the New Testament, and the magisterial Christianity in the Making trilogy.
