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AFTERWORD 后记

In Search of the Early Christians Pub Date : 2017-12-31 DOI: 10.12987/9780300130102-016

Wayne A. Meeks

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Frontmatter

In Search of the Early Christians Pub Date : 2017-12-31 DOI: 10.12987/9780300130102-fm

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REFLECTIONS ON AN ERA 一个时代的反思

In Search of the Early Christians Pub Date : 2017-12-31 DOI: 10.12987/9780300130102-003

W. Meeks

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THE MAN FROM HEAVEN IN PAUL’S LETTER TO THE PHILIPPIANS 保罗给腓立比人的信中从天上来的人

In Search of the Early Christians Pub Date : 2017-12-31 DOI: 10.12987/9780300130102-007

W. Meeks

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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS CITED 被引用作品的参考书目

In Search of the Early Christians Pub Date : 2017-12-31 DOI: 10.12987/9780300130102-017

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“AND ROSE UP TO PLAY” "然后站起来玩"

In Search of the Early Christians Pub Date : 2017-12-31 DOI: 10.12987/9780300130102-009

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EDITORS’ PREFACE

In Search of the Early Christians Pub Date : 2017-12-31 DOI: 10.12987/9780300130102-001

Allen R. Hilton, H. G. Snyder

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THE POLYPHONIC ETHICS OF THE APOSTLE PAUL 使徒保罗的复调伦理

In Search of the Early Christians Pub Date : 2017-12-31 DOI: 10.5840/ASCE198883

W. Meeks

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INDEX OF MODERN AUTHORS 现代作者索引

In Search of the Early Christians Pub Date : 2017-12-31 DOI: 10.1163/9789004278646_011

A. Dupont

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BREAKING AWAY 打破了

In Search of the Early Christians Pub Date : 2003-04-01 DOI: 10.12987/9780300130102-008

K. Hunter

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