Early Christianity in Pompeian light: people, texts, situations
Scholars of early Christianity are awakening to the potential of Pompeii's treasures for casting light on the settings and situations that were commonplace and conventional for the first urban Christians. The essays of this book explore different dimensions of Pompeii's potential to refine...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis
Fortress Press
[2016]
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Pompeii
/ Church
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Church History 2nd century B Pompeii (Extinct city) B Church History 2nd century |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Early christianity in pompeiian light. - [Place of publication not identified] : Fortress, 2016 |
| Summary: | Scholars of early Christianity are awakening to the potential of Pompeii's treasures for casting light on the settings and situations that were commonplace and conventional for the first urban Christians. The essays of this book explore different dimensions of Pompeii's potential to refine our lenses for interpreting the texts and situations of early Christianity. The contributors to this book (including Carolyn Osiek, David Balch, Peter Oakes, Bruce Longenecker, and others) demonstrate that it is an exciting time to explore the interface between the Vesuvian contexts and the early Jesus-movem Early Christianity in Pompeian Light; Early Christianity in Pompeian Light; ; ; Contents; ; Editor's Preface; Envisioning Situations; Growing Up Female in the Pauline Churches: What Did She Do All Day?; Nine Types of Church in Nine Types of Space in the Insula of the Menander; The Empress, the Goddess, and the Earthquake: Atmospheric Conditions Pertaining to Jesus-Devotion in Pompeii; Enhancing Texts; Powers and Protection in Pompeii and Paul: The Apotropaic Function of the Cross in the Letter to the Galatians Scholars of early Christianity are awakening to the potential of Pompeii's treasures for casting light on the settings and situations that were commonplace and conventional for the first urban Christians. The essays of this book explore different dimensions of Pompeii's potential to refine our lenses for interpreting the texts and situations of early Christianity. The contributors to this book (including Carolyn Osiek, David Balch, Peter Oakes, Bruce Longenecker, and others) demonstrate that it is an exciting time to explore the interface between the Vesuvian contexts and the early Jesus-movem |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-240) and indexes |
| ISBN: | 1451490100 |