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Author | : Edward Adams |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2013-10-24 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0567157326 |
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Edward Adams challenges a strong consensus in New Testament and Early Christian studies: that the early Christians met 'almost exclusively' in houses. This assumption has been foundational for research on the social formation of the early churches, the origins and early development of church architecture, and early Christian worship. Recent years have witnessed increased scholarly interest in the early 'house church'. Adams re-examines the New Testament and other literary data, as well as archaeological and comparative evidence, showing that explicit evidence for assembling in houses is not nearly as extensive as is usually thought. He also shows that there is literary and archaeological evidence for meeting in non-house settings. Adams makes the case that during the first two centuries, the alleged period of the 'house church', it is plausible to imagine the early Christians gathering in a range of venues rather than almost entirely in private houses. His thesis has wide-ranging implications.
Author | : Valeriy A. Alikin |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9004183094 |
Download The Earliest History of the Christian Gathering Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Recent research has made a strong case for the view that Early Christian communities, sociologically considered, functioned as voluntary religious associations. This is similar to the practice of many other cultic associations in the Greco-Roman world of the first century CE. Building upon this new approach, along with a critical interpretation of all available sources, this book discusses the social and religio-historical background of the weekly gatherings of Christians and presents a fresh reconstruction of how the weekly gatherings originated and developed in both form and content. The topics studied here include the origins of the observance of Sunday as the weekly Christian feast-day, the shape and meaning of the weekly gatherings of the Christian communities, and the rise of customs such as preaching, praying, singing, and the reading of texts in these meetings.
Author | : Matilda Webb |
Publisher | : Liverpool University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781902210582 |
Download The Churches and Catacombs of Early Christian Rome Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
An archaeologist who has worked extensively in Greece and Italy, Webb sets out 13 itineraries for travelers who want to visit monuments of Christian Rome from the first century, when the Apostles Peter and Paul came to the imperial capital, to the late ninth, the end of the Carolingian Renaissance. She also includes directions for seeing the pope. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
Author | : Kevin DeYoung |
Publisher | : Moody Publishers |
Total Pages | : 233 |
Release | : 2009-06-24 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1575673533 |
Download Why We Love the Church Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book presents the case for loving the local church. It paints a picture of the local church in all its biblical and real life guts, gaffes, and glory in an effort to edify local congregations and entice the disaffected back to the fold. It also provides a solid biblical mandate to love and be part of the body of Christ and counteract the "leave church" books that trumpet rebellion and individual felt needs. Why We Love the Church is written for four kinds of people - the Committed, the Disgruntled, the Waffling & the Disconnected.
Author | : Ralph P. Martin |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780802816139 |
Download Worship in the Early Church Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Refers to New Testament teachings while delineating the nature of early Christian worship of God. Bibliogs.
Author | : Paula Fredriksen |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2008-10-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0300164106 |
Download From Jesus to Christ Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"Magisterial. . . . A learned, brilliant and enjoyable study."—Géza Vermès, Times Literary Supplement In this exciting book, Paula Fredriksen explains the variety of New Testament images of Jesus by exploring the ways that the new Christian communities interpreted his mission and message in light of the delay of the Kingdom he had preached. This edition includes an introduction reviews the most recent scholarship on Jesus and its implications for both history and theology. "Brilliant and lucidly written, full of original and fascinating insights."—Reginald H. Fuller, Journal of the American Academy of Religion "This is a first-rate work of a first-rate historian."—James D. Tabor, Journal of Religion "Fredriksen confronts her documents—principally the writings of the New Testament—as an archaeologist would an especially rich complex site. With great care she distinguishes the literary images from historical fact. As she does so, she explains the images of Jesus in terms of the strategies and purposes of the writers Paul, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John."—Thomas D’Evelyn, Christian Science Monitor
Author | : Brian J. Wright |
Publisher | : Fortress Press |
Total Pages | : 319 |
Release | : 2017-12-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1506438490 |
Download Communal Reading in the Time of Jesus Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Much of the contemporary discussion of the Jesus tradition has focused on aspects of oral performance, storytelling, and social memory, on the premise that the practice of communal reading of written texts was a phenomenon documented no earlier than the second century CE. Brian J. Wright overturns the premise that communal reading of written texts was a phenomenon documented no earlier than the second century CE by examining evidence for its practice in the first century.
Author | : Steven Bigham |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780974561868 |
Download Early Christian Attitudes Toward Images Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
For all iconophiles, that is, those who accept the dogma of the Seventh Ecumenical Council, but especially the Orthodox who claim that the icon has a sacramental and mystical character, it is naturally disquieting to hear the claim that the early Christians were aniconic and iconophobic. If this claim is true, the theology and the veneration of the icon are seriously undermined. It is, therefore, natural for iconophiles to attempt to disprove the thesis according to which the early Christians had no images whatsoever (aniconic) because they believed them to be idols (iconophobic). It is equally natural for iconophiles to want to substantiate, as much as this is possible, their deep intuition that the roots of Christian iconography go back to the apostolic age. This study weakens the notion and credibility of the alleged hostility of the early Christians to non-idolatrous images, providing a more balanced evaluation of this question.
Author | : Philip A. Harland |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 243 |
Release | : 2021-12-30 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0567704130 |
Download Group Survival in the Ancient Mediterranean Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Philip A. Harland and Richard Last consider the economics of early Christian group life within its social, cultural and economic contexts, by drawing on extensive epigraphic and archaeological evidence. In exploring the informal associations, immigrant groups, and guilds that dotted the world of the early Christians, Harland and Last provide fresh perspective on the question of how Christian assemblies and Judean/Jewish gatherings gained necessary resources to pursue their social, religious, and additional aims. By considering both neglected archaeological discoveries and literary evidence, the authors analyse financial and material aspects of group life, both sources of income and various areas of expenditure. Harland and Last then turn to the use of material resources for mutual support of members in various groups, including the importance of burial and the practice of interest-free loans. Christian and Judean evidence is explored throughout this book, culminating in a discussion of texts detailing the internal financial life of Christian assemblies as seen in first and second century sources, including Paul, the Didache, Justin Martyr, and Tertullian. In shedding new light on early Christian financial organisation, this volume aids further understanding of how some Christian groups survived and developed in the Greco-Roman world.
Author | : William Tabbernee |
Publisher | : Baker Academic |
Total Pages | : 737 |
Release | : 2014-11-18 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1441245715 |
Download Early Christianity in Contexts Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This major work draws on current archaeological and textual research to trace the spread of Christianity in the first millennium. William Tabbernee, an internationally renowned scholar of the history of Christianity, has assembled a team of expert historians to survey the diverse forms of early Christianity as it spread across centuries, cultures, and continents. Organized according to geographical areas of the late antique world, this book examines what various regions looked like before and after the introduction of Christianity. How and when was Christianity (or a new form or expression of it) introduced into the region? How were Christian life and thought shaped by the particularities of the local setting? And how did Christianity in turn influence or reshape the local culture? The book's careful attention to local realities adds depth and concreteness to students' understanding of early Christianity, while its broad sweep introduces them to first-millennium precursors of today's variegated, globalized religion. Numerous photographs, sidebars, and maps are included.