The History of Israel, vol. 8: The Post-Apostolic Age

by Georg Heinrich Ewald

Publisher:

Longman

, 1886

Overview

Georg Heinrich Ewald wraps his eight volume The History of Israel with this last volume, containing a summarization of the Post-Apostolic Age. After Ewald’s careful 365 page account of the Post-Apostolic Age, this volume, and this work ends with a chronological survey from the birth of Christ.

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Key Features

• Provides a summary of Israel right after the time of the Apostles
• Scholarly historical writings that are easily accessible to all
• Detailed chronology of the life of Christ

Contents

• The First Efforts of the Judeans to Recover Themselves: The Tone of the Flavian Emperors
  • The New Relation to the Romans
  • The New Judean Schools
  • The Public Events under the Flavian Dynasty
• The Separation and Consolidation of Christianity During These Sixty or Seventy Years
  • The Final Form of Christian Ideas and Hopes
  • The Final Form of the Christian Church
  • The Final Form of the Relation of the Church to the World
• The Final Destruction of Israel as a Nation and the Imperishable Outcome of its Life
  • The Situation after the Fall of the Flavian Dynasty
  • Bar-Kúkheba and his reign
  • The End of the Entire History of Israel
• The History of the Collection of Sacred Scriptures
  • The Work Which First Acquired Sacredness—The Book of Sacred History and Law
  • The Double Addition to the Judean Canon
  • The New Testament Canon
• Chronological Survey From the Birth of Christ
• Index

Product Details

• Title: The History of Israel, vol. 8: The Post-Apostolic Age
• Author: Georg Heinrich Ewald
• Publisher: Longmans, Green, and Company
• Publication Date: 1886
• Pages: 492

About Georg Heinrich Ewald

Georg Heinrich August von Ewald (1803–1875) was a German theologian and professor who specialized in Asian studies, the Old Testament, and philosophy. He was born a son of a linen-weaver. Professor at the University of Göttingen for 10 years, Ewald was expelled for protesting against King Ernst August. He went on to become a professor at Tübingen, but returned to Göttingen after the liberal constitution was put in place again. Ewald wrote several scholarly works, including History of Israel and Commentary on the Prophets of the Old Testament.