The earliest history of the Christian gathering: origin, development, and content of the Christian gathering in the first to third centuries

Using recent insights into the nature of early Christian communities as religious associations, this book offers a new reconstruction of the origins and development of the weekly Christian gathering and its constitutive elements; based on an analysis of all available evidence from the first three ce...

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Published in:Vigiliae Christianae
Main Author: Alikin, Valerij A. 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Boston BRILL 2010
In: Vigiliae Christianae (Volume 102)
Reviews:[Rezension von: Alikin, Valerij A., 1974-, The earliest history of the Christian gathering : origin, development, and content of the Christian gathering in the first to third centuries] (2017) (Öhler, Markus, 1967 -)
[Rezension von: Alikin, Valerij A., 1974-, The earliest history of the Christian gathering : origin, development, and content of the Christian gathering in the first to third centuries] (2011) (Stewart-Sykes, Alistair)
[Rezension von: Alikin, Valerij A., 1974-, The earliest history of the Christian gathering : origin, development, and content of the Christian gathering in the first to third centuries] (2012) (Harrill, J. Albert)
Edition:1st ed.
Series/Journal:Vigiliae Christianae Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae Volume 102
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Church congregation / Assembly / History 30-260
B Church congregation / Assembly / History 30-260 / Historical background
B Church congregation / Assembly / Liturgy / History 30-260
B Church life / Worship service / Meeting / Church / Culture / Historical background / History 30-300
Further subjects:B Office
B Worship History Early church, ca. 30-600
B Church
B Lord's Supper ; History ; Early church, ca. 30-600
B Sacred meals (Rome) Comparative studies
B Worship service
B Eucharist
B Church history ; Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B Rome Religious life and customs
B Rome ; Religious life and customs
B Agape History
B Liturgy
B Electronic books
B Religious gatherings ; Rome ; Comparative studies
B Religious gatherings (Rome) Comparative studies
B Agape ; History
B Sacred meals ; Rome ; Comparative studies
B Thesis
B Religious gatherings ; Christianity ; History
B Worship ; History ; Early church, ca. 30-600
B Religious gatherings Christianity History
B Primitive Christianity
B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B Lord's Supper History Early church, ca. 30-600
B Community
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Summary:Using recent insights into the nature of early Christian communities as religious associations, this book offers a new reconstruction of the origins and development of the weekly Christian gathering and its constitutive elements; based on an analysis of all available evidence from the first three centuries.
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. A new approach to the study of the early Christian gathering -- 2. A brief survey of previous research -- 3. The present study -- Chapter One The Origin of the Weekly Gathering in the Early Church -- Introduction -- 1. The early Christian gatherings in the context of Graeco-Roman culture -- a. Gatherings of voluntary associations -- b. Gatherings of pagan cult associations -- c. Gatherings of Jewish associations -- d. Gatherings of Christian communities -- 2. Time and place of the gatherings of the early Church -- a. The Sunday as the day for Christian community gatherings -- b. The meeting places of the early Christians -- 3. Content and order of the community gatherings in the early Church -- a. The suppers of early Christian communities -- b. Christian symposia -- c. The order of the Christian gathering -- 4. The leaders of the gatherings in the early Church -- Conclusions -- Chapter Two The Gatherings of Christians in the Morning -- Introduction -- 1. The origin of the Christian gathering in the morning -- 2. The morning gatherings in the second and third centuries -- Conclusions -- Chapter Three The Lord's Supper in the Early Church -- Introduction -- 1. The earliest history of the Lord's Supper -- a. The shape and function of the Lord's Supper -- b. The Lord's Supper and the Eucharist in Paul and the Didache -- 2. The Last Supper of Jesus and the Lord's Supper -- a. The origin and function of the Last Supper tradition -- b. The Lord's Supper in the Gospel tradition -- 3. The Eucharist in the second and third centuries -- a. The Eucharist in the second century -- b. The Eucharist in the third century -- Conclusions -- Chapter Four The Reading of Scripture in the Gathering of the Early Church -- Introduction -- 1. The origin of Scripture reading in the Christian gathering.
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ISBN:9004190708