Early Christianity in the Lycus Valley
Front Matter -- Introduction -- Historical Background -- Pauline Influence: Philemon and Colossians -- The Letter in the Apocalypse of John -- Philip and His Daughters -- Papias and Apollinarius: Bishops in Hierapolis -- Institutionalization: Clerical Offices, Synods, and Councils -- Persecution and...
| Summary: | Front Matter -- Introduction -- Historical Background -- Pauline Influence: Philemon and Colossians -- The Letter in the Apocalypse of John -- Philip and His Daughters -- Papias and Apollinarius: Bishops in Hierapolis -- Institutionalization: Clerical Offices, Synods, and Councils -- Persecution and Legends -- Conclusion: Communitization and the Search for a Standpoint -- Sources and Bibliography -- Indexes. In Early Christianity in the Lycus Valley , Ulrich Huttner explores the way Christians established communities and defined their position within their surroundings from the first to the fifth centuries. He shows that since the time of Paul the apostle, the cities Colossae, Hierapolis and Laodicea allowed Christians to expand and develop in their own way. Huttner uses a wide variety of sources, not only Christian texts - from Pauline letters to Byzantine hagiographies - but also inscriptions and archeological remains, to reconstruct the religious conflicts as well as cooperation between Christians, Jews and Pagans. The book reveals the importance of local conditions in the development of Early Christianity |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 9004264280 |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004264281 |