Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie Biblioteek

The community emerges: The Search for Community: War and peace: From Alexander to Augustus -- The decline of Philosophy -- The rise of the mystery religions -- The Community of Israel: The Centrality of the Law; The Temple and the Priesthood; The Hope of the Jewish Community; Jewish sectarian groups
The Community and its convictions: The Rise of the Community; The Practices of the community; The common tradition about Jesus; The new Community and the old; The central redemptive act; The confident hope of the community; The literature produced by the community; The literature becomes Scripture
The Conduct of Jesus' Ministry: John the Baptist; The Ministry of Jesus; The preaching of the kingdom; The mighty works; The call of the Disciples
The content of Jesus' Teaching: Jesus the teacher; The Kingdom of God; The New life of the Kingdom
The Crisis in Jesus' Ministry: The close of the Ministry in Galilee; The mission to Jerusalem
The Life of the Earliest Community: The Risen Lord; The coming of the Spirit; The common life of the community; The rise of official hostility; Conflict between Hellenists and Hebews; Witnesses and Martyrs; Reaching beyond Judaism; Peter preaches to the gentiles; Herod Agrippa and the Jerusalem Church
The Community expands: Paul, the Pioneer: Conversion near Damascus; Training in Arabia and Antioch; Expansion in Cilicia and Cyprus; Pioneering in Asia Minor; Controversy in Ántioch; Challenge in Galatia; Conciliation in Jerusalem
Mission to Europe: Come over to Macedonia and help us... -- Men of Athens, ... you are very religious -- You turned to God from idols -- Now concerning the matters about which you wrote -- All... Asia heard the Word of the Lord -- Now concerning the contribution
The message for Gentiles: All have sinned and fall short -- A Man is justified by faith -- God was in Christ -- If any man be in Christ -- We were all baptized into one body -- Walk according to the Spirit -- We shall all be changed
The death of Paul and the end of the Church at Jerusalem: The crisis in Jerusalem; Paul in Rome; Growing conflict between Judaism and Christianity; The heritage of Jewish Christianity
The Community matures: The Community in conflict: Conflict with the Roman Government; The persecution Literature; The conflict with false teaching; A call to unity: The Epistle to the Ephesians
The Community Organizes: The spontaneity of early organization; Drawing the lines of the Ministry; The movement toward regularization; Expanding responsibilities of the Ministry; The Community's rites
The Community in Rapprochement with the World: The Prologue of the Gospel of John; The Revelation in the world; The fulfilment of Christ's hour -- The Community seeks a religious Philosophy: The Epistle to the Hebrews; The community seeks an ethical code: The first Epistle of Peter
The Hope of the Community: The Hope according to the Synoptics; The hope according to Paul; The hope stated as specific predictions; The Hope is modified; The hope persists