The Beginnings of the Church masterfully summarizes the dramatic shifts in the way scholars understand the first-century church. Using the latest scholarship, Frederick J. Cwiekowski traces the church’s story from its origins in the ministry of Jesus to the end of the New Testament period.
Cwiekowski reviews the ministry of Jesus, the Resurrection, Pentecost, and how these events formed the mission of the early church. He discusses growth and development in the ancient church, the death of the apostles, the fall of Jerusalem, the entrance of the Gentiles into the church, and the gradual separation of the church from Judaism.
Ecumenical in its scope, The Beginnings of the Church is a valuable guide for church historians, seminarians, and priests.