The first urban churches /
The first urban churches /
edited by James R. Harrison and L.L. Welborn.
- Atlanta : SBL Press, c2016.
- xvi 353p. : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Society of Biblical Literature. Writings from the Greco-Roman world supplement series ; number 8, .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Roman Corinth. Excavating the urban life of Roman Corinth / Inequality in Roman Corinth : evidence from diverse sources evaluated by a neo-Ricardian model / Negotiating multiple modes of religion and identity in Roman Corinth / Between polis, oikos, and ekklesia : the challenge of negotiating the spirit world (1 Cor. 12:1-11) / Brother against brother : controversiae about inheritance disputes and 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 / The changing rural horizons of Corinth's first urban Christians / Mixed-language inscribing at Roman Corinth / "The God of this age" (2 Cor 4:4) and Paul's empire-resisting Gospel at Corinth / Paul and the Agōnothetai at Corinth : engaging the civic values of antiquity / James R. Harrison -- L.L. Wellborn -- Cavan Concannon -- Kathy Ehrensperger -- Michael Peppard -- David K. Pettegrew -- Bradley J. Bitner -- Fredrick J. Long -- James R. Harrison -- v.2. Introduction:
This collection of essays examines the urban context of early Christian churches in the first-century Roman world. A city-by-city investigation of the early churches in the New Testament clarifies the challenges, threats, and opportunities that urban living provided for early Christians. Readers will come away with a better understanding of how scholars assemble an accurate picture of the cities in which the first Christians flourished--Publisher's website.
9781628371024 1628371021 9781628371031 162837103X 9781628371048 9780884141112
2015021858
City churches.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Cities and towns--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Roman Corinth. Excavating the urban life of Roman Corinth / Inequality in Roman Corinth : evidence from diverse sources evaluated by a neo-Ricardian model / Negotiating multiple modes of religion and identity in Roman Corinth / Between polis, oikos, and ekklesia : the challenge of negotiating the spirit world (1 Cor. 12:1-11) / Brother against brother : controversiae about inheritance disputes and 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 / The changing rural horizons of Corinth's first urban Christians / Mixed-language inscribing at Roman Corinth / "The God of this age" (2 Cor 4:4) and Paul's empire-resisting Gospel at Corinth / Paul and the Agōnothetai at Corinth : engaging the civic values of antiquity / James R. Harrison -- L.L. Wellborn -- Cavan Concannon -- Kathy Ehrensperger -- Michael Peppard -- David K. Pettegrew -- Bradley J. Bitner -- Fredrick J. Long -- James R. Harrison -- v.2. Introduction:
This collection of essays examines the urban context of early Christian churches in the first-century Roman world. A city-by-city investigation of the early churches in the New Testament clarifies the challenges, threats, and opportunities that urban living provided for early Christians. Readers will come away with a better understanding of how scholars assemble an accurate picture of the cities in which the first Christians flourished--Publisher's website.
9781628371024 1628371021 9781628371031 162837103X 9781628371048 9780884141112
2015021858
City churches.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Cities and towns--Religious aspects--Christianity.
