Love as <I>Agape</I> : The Early Christian Concept and Modern Discourse /

In our fraught global environment, when political and ideological lines are drawn ever sharper and old allegiances are increasingly strained, love for neighbor as both individual and societal obligation neds to be thematized and justified anew. At the same time, the New Testament call to love one�...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wischmeyer, Oda
Otros Autores: Coppins, Wayne, 1975-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, 2021.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Love > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Love > Biblical teaching.
Agape.
Amour > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: From commandment to concept
  • The love commandment in the New Testament
  • Historical contexts
  • in the Texts of the New Testament
  • The concept of love () in the writings of the New Testament
  • Alternative and counter-conceptions in the early Jewish and early Christian world
  • The concept of agape and current conceptions of love
  • Looking forward: the New Testament concept of love.

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