Christian Theology and Its Institutions in the Early Roman Empire : Prolegomena to a History of Early Christian Theology / Christoph Markschies ; translated by Wayne Coppins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Markschies, Christoph.

Series:

Baylor-Mohr Siebeck studies in early Christianity.

Baylor-Mohr Siebeck studies in early Christianity

Standardized Title:

Kaiserzeitliche christliche Theologie und ihre Institutionen. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Theology--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Theology.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (521 p.)

Place of Publication:

Waco : Baylor University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Investigates the history of early Christian theology and the relationship between Christian theology and Christian institutions.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title Page, Series page, Title Page, Copyright Page; Contents; Editors' Introduction; Introduction to the English Edition; Introduction to the German Edition; 1 Theology and Institution; 1.1 "Theology"; 1.1.1 The Term ΘΕΟΛΟΓΙΑ in the Second and Third Centuries; 1.1.2 Christian "Theology" in the Second and Third Centuries; 1.2 "Institution"; 1.2.1 Observations on the History of Research; 1.2.2 Observations on the Understanding of the Term; 2 Three Institutional Contexts; 2.1 The Free Teachers and Christian Schools

2.1.1 The Pagan-Religious Character of the Various Educational Institutions and the Christian Reaction to It 2.1.2 The Significance of the Pagan Educational Canon for Christians and Their Educational Institutions; 2.1.3 The Consequences of the Adoption of Pagan Educational Institutions for the Development of Christian "Theology"; 2.2 The Montanist Prophets and Their Circle; 2.2.1 Ancient Descriptions of the "Montanist Prophecy"; 2.2.2 Montanism and Oracle Sites of Asia Minor; 2.2.3 Montanism as an Early Christian Prophetic Movement; 2.3 The Christian Worship Service and Its Prayers

2.3.1 Worship Service, Community, and Ritual 2.3.2 Christian, Jewish, and Pagan Worship Services; 2.3.3 The Sources for the Early Christian Worship Service; 2.3.4 Form and Theology of the Eucharistic Worship Service; 2.3.5 The Theology of the Early Eucharistic Prayers; 2.4 Concluding Reflections: Early Christian "Theology" in Its Institutional Contexts; 3 Institution and Norm; 3.1 The New Testament Canon and the Christian Institutions; 3.1.1 Some Introductory Observations on the Current State of Scholarship on the History of the Canon

3.1.2 Two Basic Problems in the Writing of the History of the Canon 3.1.3 Marcion and the Canonization of the"New Testament"; 3.1.4 Clement of Alexandria and His Canon of the New Testament; 3.1.5 The Gnostic Canon of the New Testament; 3.1.6 The Christian Libraries and Their Canon; 3.1.7 On the Significance of Ancient Christian Institutions for a History of the Christian Canon of the Bible; 3.2 Concluding Reflection: The Canon as an Example of the Connection between Institution and Norm; 4 The Identity and Plurality of Ancient Christianity; 4.1 The Cultural Protestant Model of Walter Bauer

4.2 The Discussion of Bauer's Model 4.3 The Jesuit Model of the "Inculturation" of Christianity; 4.4 The Complementary Model: "Identity" and "Plurality"; 4.5 Ancient Christian Theology: A Plural Identity; Appendix: Visual Presentation of the Findings on the Lists; Bibliography; Index of Ancient Sources; Index of Ancient Names and Places; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781481304030

1481304038

OCLC:

922604961