Greco-Roman associations, deities, and early Christianity /
"Understanding associations in the Greco-Roman world enhances the study of the rise of early Christianity--whether at the micro-level of interpreting particular texts or at the macro-level of assessing the spread of Christ-devotion in the pre-Constantinian era. The twenty-four contributions con...
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| Formatua: | Licensed eBooks |
| Hizkuntza: | ingelesa |
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Waco, Texas :
Baylor University Press,
[2022]
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| Sarrera elektronikoa: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3486466 |
| Gaia: | "Understanding associations in the Greco-Roman world enhances the study of the rise of early Christianity--whether at the micro-level of interpreting particular texts or at the macro-level of assessing the spread of Christ-devotion in the pre-Constantinian era. The twenty-four contributions contained within Greco-Roman Associations, Deities, and Early Christianity enlarge our perspectives on the extent to which Greco-Roman associations bring features of Christian origins into relief. Thematic studies include associational social reputation; women in associations; deities and devotion; financial strategies of group maintenance; care for the poor; varieties of group identity; refinements of terminological and conceptual apparatus; funerary practices; occupational groups; and the alleged role of Christianity in the demise of associations. Studies of particular phenomena include 1 Thessalonians, 1 Corinthians, Paul's Collection, Hebrews, a late first-century Christian family, 1 Clement, and Clement of Alexandria. While the essays cover a wide spectrum of topics, they retain a clear focus on aspects of corporate life within ancient associations as comparanda for the study of early Christ-groups within their social milieu. These essays, all kept to a disciplined length, represent the work of impressive scholars from a range of interdisciplinary, intergenerational, and international contexts. The volume's symposium of voices and lively scholarly exchange productively expand current conversations about Greco-Roman associations, deities, and early Christianity."--Publisher description. |
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| Deskribapen fisikoa: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 460 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781481315173 148131517X 9781481315180 1481315188 9781481315166 1481315161 |