TY  - GEN
T1  - The World's Oldest Church
A1  - Peppard, Michael
LA  - eng
PB  - Yale University Press
YR  - 2021
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/doab-20.500.12854-38425
AB  - Michael Peppard provides a historical and theological reassessment of the oldest Christian building ever discovered, the third-century house-church at Dura-Europos. Contrary to commonly held assumptions about Christian initiation, Peppard contends that rituals here did not primarily embody notions of death and resurrection. Rather, he portrays the motifs of the church’s wall paintings as those of empowerment, healing, marriage, and incarnation, while boldly reidentifying the figure of a woman formerly believed to be a repentant sinner as the Virgin Mary. This richly illustrated volume is a breakthrough work that enhances our understanding of early Christianity at the nexus of Bible, art, and ritual.
SN  - 9780300216516
KW  - History
KW  - Annunciation
KW  - Anointing
KW  - Baptism
KW  - Baptistery
KW  - Dura-Europos
KW  - Jesus
KW  - Psalms
KW  - thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHC Ancient history
ER  -