A Theory Of Primitive Christian Religion by Gerd Theißen
Developing an interdisciplinary model, this study explains how the earliest Jesus movement became a stable, missionizing religion by linking experiences of salvation with symbolic narratives, rituals, ethics, and social organization. Using tools from sociology, psychology, and anthropology, it shows how crisis, charisma, and communal practices—such as shared meals, healings, and exorcisms—created meaning, cohesion, and boundaries vis-à-vis Judaism and the Greco-Roman world, while beliefs like the resurrection resolved dissonance and energized commitment. It traces the emergence of leadership, texts, and moral norms, offering a framework that connects personal religious experience to institutionalization and cultural spread.
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- Die Religion der ersten Christen
- The Religion of the Earliest Churches
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