The letters to the seven churches of Asia in their local setting / Colin J. Hemer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hemer, Colin J., author.

Series:

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 11.

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series, 0143-5108 ; 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seven churches.

Turkey--Church history.

Turkey.

Bible. Revelation--Commentaries.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, [1989]

Summary:

With a new foreword by David E. Aune This modern classic by Colin Hemer explores the seven letters in the book of Revelation against the historical background of the churches to which they were addressed. Based on literary, epigraphical, and archaeological sources and informed by Hemer's firsthand knowledge of the biblical sites, this superb study presents in the clearest way possible a picture of the New Testament world in the later part of the first century and its significance for broader questions of church history.

Contents:

CONTENTS; Preface; Abreviations; Chapter 1; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2; THE PATMOS BACKGROUND; Chapter 3; EPHESUS; Chapter 4; SMYRNA; Chapter 5; PERGAMUM; Chapter 6; THYATIRA; Chapter 7; SARDIS; Chapter 8; PHILADELPHIA; Chapter 9; LAODICEA; Epilogue; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Inscriptions; Index of Coins; Index of Selected Greek Words; Index of Selected Hebrew & Latin Words; Index of Ancient Places; Index of Ancient & Mythological Persons; Index of Ancient Authors & Primary Sources; Index of Modern Place Names; Index of Modern Authors; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 20, 2014).

ISBN:

9786613196781

9781283196789

1283196786

9780567319432

0567319431

OCLC:

745866153