The Social Structure Of The Early Christian Communities
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The Social Structure Of The Early Christian Communities
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Author : Dimitris Kyrtatas
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2020-05-05
The Social Structure Of The Early Christian Communities written by Dimitris Kyrtatas and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-05 with Social Science categories.
The Social Structure of the Early Christian Communities deals with a small number of topics which, in one way or another, have long attracted the attention of students of early Christianity. Above all, it is an attempt to investigate the social origins and the social positions of the early Christians. Recent studies are arriving at the conclusion, contrary to long-held views, that the primitive Christian communities, those which emerge after the first chapters of Acts, did not consist of the 'dregs of the populace'. However, in spite of the important work which is being done on the subject, few of the recent books concerned with such sociological issues go far beyond the New Testament age. What still requires investigation is the composition of the early communities from the first years of the mission to the Gentiles down to the age of Constantine, when large sections of the population, from all social classes, started joining the Christian churches.
Kingdom And Community
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Author : John G. Gager
language : en
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Release Date : 1975
Kingdom And Community written by John G. Gager and has been published by Prentice Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Religion categories.
"The volumes in this series are intended to contribute to the development of the study of religion. It seems to us that it is especially important that appropriately conceived and well-written materials be available for use in undergraduate and graduate instruction. Moreover, it is our hope that this series will not only be a useful teaching instrument within the formal curriculum, but will also play an important role in shaping the study of religion. Individual Volumes fall into one of three subsections in the series. One set of studies, small in number, will be concerned with theories of religion or methodological approaches to the study of religion. Our attempts will be to offer books were none are available or where the existing materials are inadequate. A second group of books, also small, will deal with general aspects of religion in various traditions. Mysticism, symbol and myth, religious ethics, and other comparable topics deserve theoretical and systematic treatments not available at present, The third section of the series consists of the particular studies of various religious traditions, periods or movements. The editors will try to identify areas of study to which sufficient attention has not been given, as well as classical subjects which deserve or even require fresh approaches. We hope that each of the volumes in the series will be sufficiently lucid to serve as an introductory study, while also providing insights that will contribute to the work of specialists. Scholarly apparatus and bibliographies will be included to provide direction for further study. Throughout the project the editors will seek out studies which manifest unquestioned quality in scholarship and writing." -Editors
The First Christians In Their Social Worlds
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Author : Philip F. Esler
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2002-11-01
The First Christians In Their Social Worlds written by Philip F. Esler and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-11-01 with History categories.
First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Constructing Early Christian Families
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Author : Halvor Moxnes
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2002-06-01
Constructing Early Christian Families written by Halvor Moxnes and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06-01 with History categories.
The family is a topical issue for studies of the Ancient world. Family, household and kinship have different connotations in antiquity from their modern ones. This volume expands that discussion to investigate the early Christian family structures within the larger Graeco-Roman context. Particular emphasis is given to how family metaphors, such as 'brotherhood' function to describe relations in early Christian communities. Asceticism and the rejection of sexuality are considered in the context of Christian constructions of the family. Moxnes' volume presents a comprehensive and timely addition to the study of familial and social structures in the Early Christian world, which will certainly stimulate further debate.
Social Aspects Of Early Christianity
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Author : Abraham J. Malherbe
language : en
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Release Date : 1983
Social Aspects Of Early Christianity written by Abraham J. Malherbe and has been published by Augsburg Fortress Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Religion categories.
Christian Community In History
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Author : Roger Haight
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2004
Christian Community In History written by Roger Haight and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Church categories.
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The Early Christian World
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Author : Philip F. Esler
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2002-09-11
The Early Christian World written by Philip F. Esler and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-11 with Education categories.
Early Christian World presents an exhaustive, erudite and lavishly illustrated treatment of how the small movement which formed around Jesus in Galilee became the pre-eminent religion of the ancient world. The work begins by firmly situating early Christianity within its Mediterranean social, political and religious contexts, before charting the history of the first Christian centuries. The creation and perpetuation of Christian communities through various means, including mission and monasticism, is explored, as is the everyday experience of early Christians, through discussion of gender and sexuality, religious practice, communication and social structures. The intellectual (particularly theological) and artistic heritage of the period is fully considered, and a vivid picture painted of the internal and external challenges faced by early Christianity. The book concludes with profiles of the most notable figures of the age. Comprehensive and accessible, Early Christian World provides up-to-date coverage of the most important topics in the study of early Christianity, together with an invaluable collection of visual material. It will be an indispensable resource for anyone studying this period
From Synagogue To Church
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Author : James Tunstead Burtchaell
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2004-03-11
From Synagogue To Church written by James Tunstead Burtchaell and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-11 with Religion categories.
This important work challenges an entrenched scholarly consensus, that at the beginning it was inspired leaders - not ordained officers - who dominated the church. James Burtchaell illustrates that the traditional argument on behalf of clerical authority had read history backwards, and found the apostles to be the first bishops. In this study, Burtchaell reads history forwards, and demonstrates that first century Jews knew only one form of community organization, that of the synagogue. The three-level structure of offices in the synagogue - president, elders, and assistant - emerges, in the author's estimation, as the most plausible antecedent for the Christian offices which stand forth clearly in the second century. Burtchaell's conclusion is that ordained office is a foundational element in Christianity, but that, while the officers presided from the first, they rarely led. Thus, while Jesus' brother James presided as the ordained chief of the mother church in Jerusalem, it was Peter - Jesus' inspired veteran disciple - whose voice carried most authority. This revisionist historical account of Christian origins creatively subverts the established positions on church order, and thus opens up the arguments to new and larger conclusions.
Social Distinctives Of The Christians In The First Century
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Author : Edwin A. Judge
language : en
Publisher: Baker Academic
Release Date : 2007-10-01
Social Distinctives Of The Christians In The First Century written by Edwin A. Judge and has been published by Baker Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-01 with Religion categories.
This is a collection of pivotal essays by E. A. Judge, who initiated many important discussions in the establishment of social scientific criticism of the Bible. What is it that made the work of Judge in 1960 and in subsequent years so important? Judge was the first in scholarship after the mid-twentieth century to clarify early Christian ideals about society by defining what the social institutions of the broader cultural context were and how they influenced the social institutions of the early Christian communities. Judge points out that earlier scholars had entered into this field of inquiry, but that, in general, they failed due to the lack of careful definitions of the Greco-Roman social institutions at the time based on a thorough use of the primary sources. Thus, Judge was the "new founder" ( a turning point in scholarship) of what came to be called social-scientific criticism of the New Testament. Social-scientific criticism is the term in scholarship that refers to the use of social realities (e.g. institutions, class, factors of community organization) in the critical study of literary sources available (this is an advance over "merely" literary and traditional historical questions).
Handbook Of Early Christianity
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Author : Anthony J. Blasi
language : en
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Release Date : 2002
Handbook Of Early Christianity written by Anthony J. Blasi and has been published by Rowman Altamira this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Religion categories.
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