Early Christianity in Light of New Religious Movements
Comparing early Christian groups with modern new religious movements (nrms) and cults enables us to identify and analyze indicative social and religious attributes that defined the self-identity of the early Christians (as reflected in the letters of Paul, Acts, and the Gospel of John), made them st...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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Numen
Year: 2016, Volume: 63, Issue: 5/6, Pages: 483-510 |
| Further subjects: | B
New Religious Movements
cults
social scientific study of the New Testament
sects
Paul
Acts
Gospel of John
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | Comparing early Christian groups with modern new religious movements (nrms) and cults enables us to identify and analyze indicative social and religious attributes that defined the self-identity of the early Christians (as reflected in the letters of Paul, Acts, and the Gospel of John), made them stand out as different, and, ultimately, led to their rejection by outside society. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5276 |
| Contains: | In: Numen
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685276-12341435 |