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The Johannine community and post-70 Judaism 123
The Johannine community and other Christian groups 124
Conclusion 126
6. THE CHURCH 129
From 'the churches' to 'the church' 129
The apostle as founder 130
'Apostle of Jesus Christ'--'apostles of the churches ' 132
Apostleship and association with the earthly Jesus 132
From the Easter experience to 'the word of faith' 134
'Believing through hearing'--'believing through seeing' 136
The basis for apostolic authority 137
Paul's authority in the churches he founded 138
Tradition in earliest Christianity 139
Paul and the apostles before him 141
The Twelve 143
The second generation 145
The gospels 145
The formation of the Pauline corpus 149
The appeal to apostolic authority 150
The Johannine community and the Jesus tradition 151
The Johannine community's acceptance of apostolic
authority 		154
Luke-Acts 157
The Pastoral Epistles 158
Relations between Christian communities 160
The Christian life 161
Gnosis 161
Conclusion 163
Bibliography 164
Index of Passages Cited 169

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