Full Description
Dr. Blasi's book is guide for helping social scientists conduct social scientific research in the early history of Christianity. It also serves to help New Testament scholars to appreciate social scientific methodology and study. It is an interdisciplinary guide to expand the scholarly knowledge and research into early Christianity.
Contents
Foreword by Lluis Oviedo, Author's Introduction. 1. Methodology, Methodology versus Methods, Methodological Paradigms, Theoretical Literature for Sociological, Concepts, Which Paradigms, When, Tradition Texts. 2. Methods, Part One, Translating, Chronological Layers, Greek Style, Using the Library System, Approaching the Text, Source Criticism, Sociological Concepts Coming to Mind. 3. Methods, Part Two, External Evidence, Internal Evidence, Identifying Authors, Social Characteristics of Authors and Audiences, Content Analysis, Computer Assisted Tasks. 4. Writing for Scholarly Audiences, New Testament Scholars, Social Scientists, Writing for Different Specialists, References, Index.
