James D. G. Dunn is Lightfoot Professor Emeritus of Divinity at the University of Durham. His many other books include Jesus Remembered and Beginning from Jerusalem (volumes 1 and 2 of Christianity in the Making) and commentaries on Romans, Galatians, and Colossians and Philemon.
Anglican Theological Review
"This study should be greeted with admiration for the immense
learning evident within its pages and should be thoroughly engaged
by anyone interested in the development of Christianity during the
first two centuries." Craig S. Keener
-- Asbury Theological Seminary
"Here we have on full display the distilled fruits of decades of
research and engagement by a mature scholar of the first rank.
James Dunn engages a vast range of secondary and primary literature
in a way that only a senior scholar can do, synthesizing the best
insights, critically and meticulously evaluating all sources and
hypotheses, and producing a masterpiece of erudition that will be
foundational for future work on the subject. While respectfully
interacting with a range of scholarship, this work also forges its
own noteworthy conclusions, in the process sometimes challenging
conventional assumptions from across the spectrum of scholarly
opinion." Bruce Longenecker
-- Baylor University
"Calling this substantial book his 'farewell to the large
undertakings of my writing career, ' James Dunn compellingly
engages developments in Christian identity from the destruction of
Jerusalem in 70 CE into the late second century. Neither Jew nor
Greek is awe-inspiring in scope and majestic in execution. Like a
peerless master taking his craft to new heights, Dunn accomplishes
his task with the clarity of thought and expression that has been a
hallmark of his long-standing career. This is both sweet vintage
and astute valediction." J. R. Daniel Kirk
-- Fuller Theological Seminary
"In concluding his magnum opus, James Dunn offers a powerful
account of how the earliest Jesus tradition and its various
renderings by Jesus' first Jewish followers came to shape and be
shaped by the movement that developed from 70 to 200 CE. Students
and scholars alike will find much to appreciate, argue with, and
learn from."
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