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245	0	4	_aThe first urban churches / _cedited by James R. Harrison and L.L. Welborn.
260			_aAtlanta : _bSBL Press, _cc2016.
300			_axvi 353p. : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aSociety of Biblical Literature. Writings from the Greco-Roman world supplement series ; _vnumber 8,
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505	0	0	_gv.2. _tRoman Corinth. _gIntroduction: _tExcavating the urban life of Roman Corinth / _rJames R. Harrison -- _tInequality in Roman Corinth : evidence from diverse sources evaluated by a neo-Ricardian model / _rL.L. Wellborn -- _tNegotiating multiple modes of religion and identity in Roman Corinth / _rCavan Concannon -- _tBetween polis, oikos, and ekklesia : the challenge of negotiating the spirit world (1 Cor. 12:1-11) / _rKathy Ehrensperger -- _tBrother against brother : controversiae about inheritance disputes and 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 / _rMichael Peppard -- _tThe changing rural horizons of Corinth's first urban Christians / _rDavid K. Pettegrew -- _tMixed-language inscribing at Roman Corinth / _rBradley J. Bitner -- _t"The God of this age" (2 Cor 4:4) and Paul's empire-resisting Gospel at Corinth / _rFredrick J. Long -- _tPaul and the Agōnothetai at Corinth : engaging the civic values of antiquity / _rJames R. Harrison --
520			_aThis 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.
650		0	_aCity churches.
650		0	_aChurch history _yPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
650		0	_aCities and towns _xReligious aspects _xChristianity.
700	1		_aHarrison, James R., _d1952- _eeditor.
700	1		_aWelborn, L. L., _d1953- _eeditor.
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