The first urban churches /
The first urban churches /
edited by James R. Harrison and L.L. Welborn.
- Atlanta, GA : SBL Press, c2015-
- volumes <1-4> : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Society of Biblical Literature. Writings from the Greco-Roman world supplement series ; number 7, 8, 9 .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Methodological foundations. The first urban churches : introduction / Assessing the potential of archaeological discoveries for the interpretation of New Testament texts : the case of a gladiator fragment from Colossae and the letter to the Colossians / The city in Roman Egypt : the evidence of the papyri / Epigraphy and the study of Polis and Ekklēsia in the Greco-Roman world / Gaia, Polis, and Ekklēsia at the Miletus Market Gate : an eco-critical reimagination of Revelation 12:16 / Coinage and colonial identity : Corinthian numismatics and the Corinthian correspondence / The Polis and the poor : reconstructing social relations from different genres of evidence / Methodological considerations in using epigraphic evidence to determine the socioeconomic context of the early Christians / Urban portraits of the "barbarians" on the fringes of the Roman Empire : the archaeological numismatic, epigraphic, and iconographic evidence / James R. Harrison. Alan Cadwallader -- Malcom Choat -- Paul Trebilco -- Brigitte Kahl -- Bradley J. Bitner -- L.L. Welborn -- Julien M. Ogereau -- James R. Harrison -- v.1. 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: Ephesus. An epigraphic portrait of Ephesus and its villages / An Ephesian tale : mystery cults, reverse theological engineering, and the triumph of Christianity in Ephesus / The Jewish community in Ephesus and its interaction with Christ-believers in the first century CE and beyond / Acclaiming Artemis in Ephesus : political theologies in Acts 19 / The gladiator graveyard of Ephesus as evidence for the study of martyrdom / [Ekklasia] in Ephesians as godlike in the heavens, in temple, in [gamos], and in armor : idealogy and iconography in Ephesus / From Zeus or by Endoios? : Acts 19:35 as a peculiar assessment of the Ephesian Artemis / Ephesian cultic officials, their benefactors, and the quest for civic virtue : Paul's alternative quest for status in the epistle to the Ephesians / Ephesus and the numismatic background to [neokoros] / James R. Harrison -- Guy MacLean Rogers -- Paul Trebilco -- Bradley J. Bitner -- Mikael Haxby -- Fredrick J. Long -- Stephan Witetschek -- James R. Harrison -- Michael P. Theophilos. v.3. Roman Philippi Excavating the urban and country life of Roman Philippi / Rooted in heaven and resident in Philippi, but no έϰϰλησία? The social constituency and membership of the first Christian groups at Philippi: a literary and epigraphic survey / Vindolanda tablet 2.154, RPC 1651, and the provenance of Philippians / Polis and Ekklēsia at Philippi: a response to Kathy Ehrensperger, Paul Holloway, and Julien Ogereau / First-century Philippi: contextualizing Paul's visit / Did the Philippian Christ group know it was a "missionary" society? / The imperial authorities in Paul's letter to predominantly Greek hearers in the Roman colony of Philippi / "Every knee bowed": Jesus Christ as reigning Lord over "the heavenly, the earthly, and the subterranean gods" (Philippians 2:10) / Rivals, opponents, and enemies: three kinds of theological argumentation in Philippians / From Rome to the colony of Philippi: Roman boasting in Philippians 3:4-6 in its Latin west and Philippian epigraphic context / James R. Harrisson Kathy Ehrensperger Julien M. Ogereau Paul A. Holloway Angela Standhartinger Cédric Brélaz Richard S. Ascough Peter Oakes Fredrick J. Long and Ryan Kristopher Giffin Samuel Vollenweider James R. Harrison v.4
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 9780884141112 088414111X 9780884141136 0884141136 9780884142348 0884142345 9780884142362 0884142361 9780884143369 9780884144182 9780884145059
2015021858
City churches.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Cities and towns--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BV637 / .F57 2015
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Methodological foundations. The first urban churches : introduction / Assessing the potential of archaeological discoveries for the interpretation of New Testament texts : the case of a gladiator fragment from Colossae and the letter to the Colossians / The city in Roman Egypt : the evidence of the papyri / Epigraphy and the study of Polis and Ekklēsia in the Greco-Roman world / Gaia, Polis, and Ekklēsia at the Miletus Market Gate : an eco-critical reimagination of Revelation 12:16 / Coinage and colonial identity : Corinthian numismatics and the Corinthian correspondence / The Polis and the poor : reconstructing social relations from different genres of evidence / Methodological considerations in using epigraphic evidence to determine the socioeconomic context of the early Christians / Urban portraits of the "barbarians" on the fringes of the Roman Empire : the archaeological numismatic, epigraphic, and iconographic evidence / James R. Harrison. Alan Cadwallader -- Malcom Choat -- Paul Trebilco -- Brigitte Kahl -- Bradley J. Bitner -- L.L. Welborn -- Julien M. Ogereau -- James R. Harrison -- v.1. 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: Ephesus. An epigraphic portrait of Ephesus and its villages / An Ephesian tale : mystery cults, reverse theological engineering, and the triumph of Christianity in Ephesus / The Jewish community in Ephesus and its interaction with Christ-believers in the first century CE and beyond / Acclaiming Artemis in Ephesus : political theologies in Acts 19 / The gladiator graveyard of Ephesus as evidence for the study of martyrdom / [Ekklasia] in Ephesians as godlike in the heavens, in temple, in [gamos], and in armor : idealogy and iconography in Ephesus / From Zeus or by Endoios? : Acts 19:35 as a peculiar assessment of the Ephesian Artemis / Ephesian cultic officials, their benefactors, and the quest for civic virtue : Paul's alternative quest for status in the epistle to the Ephesians / Ephesus and the numismatic background to [neokoros] / James R. Harrison -- Guy MacLean Rogers -- Paul Trebilco -- Bradley J. Bitner -- Mikael Haxby -- Fredrick J. Long -- Stephan Witetschek -- James R. Harrison -- Michael P. Theophilos. v.3. Roman Philippi Excavating the urban and country life of Roman Philippi / Rooted in heaven and resident in Philippi, but no έϰϰλησία? The social constituency and membership of the first Christian groups at Philippi: a literary and epigraphic survey / Vindolanda tablet 2.154, RPC 1651, and the provenance of Philippians / Polis and Ekklēsia at Philippi: a response to Kathy Ehrensperger, Paul Holloway, and Julien Ogereau / First-century Philippi: contextualizing Paul's visit / Did the Philippian Christ group know it was a "missionary" society? / The imperial authorities in Paul's letter to predominantly Greek hearers in the Roman colony of Philippi / "Every knee bowed": Jesus Christ as reigning Lord over "the heavenly, the earthly, and the subterranean gods" (Philippians 2:10) / Rivals, opponents, and enemies: three kinds of theological argumentation in Philippians / From Rome to the colony of Philippi: Roman boasting in Philippians 3:4-6 in its Latin west and Philippian epigraphic context / James R. Harrisson Kathy Ehrensperger Julien M. Ogereau Paul A. Holloway Angela Standhartinger Cédric Brélaz Richard S. Ascough Peter Oakes Fredrick J. Long and Ryan Kristopher Giffin Samuel Vollenweider James R. Harrison v.4
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 9780884141112 088414111X 9780884141136 0884141136 9780884142348 0884142345 9780884142362 0884142361 9780884143369 9780884144182 9780884145059
2015021858
City churches.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Cities and towns--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BV637 / .F57 2015