From Paul to Valentinus : Christians at Rome in the first two centuries / Peter Lampe ; translated by Michael Steinhauser ; edited by Marshall D. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lampe, Peter, 1954-

Standardized Title:

Stadtrömischen Christen in den ersten beiden Jahrhunderten. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Church history.

Christians--Rome.

Christians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (544 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : T&T Clark International, 2006.

Summary:

Investigating the rise and shape of the earliest churches in Rome, Lampe integrates history, archaeology, theology, and social analysis. He also takes a close look at inscriptional evidence to complement the reading of the great literary texts: from Paul's letter to the Romans to the writings of Clement of Rome, Montanus and Valentinus. . 'I want to learn about the daily lives of the urban Roman Christians of the first two centuries, the realities of their social lives... my ultimate goal is to contribute at least one element to a multidimensional interpretation of texts and faith expressions

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Editor's Note; Introduction; Part 1 INTRODUCTION: FROM THE BEGINNINGS OF URBAN ROMAN CHRISTIANITY TO THE SEPARATION FROM THE SYNAGOGUE; Part 2 TOPOGRAPHY; Part 3 FIRST DIACHRONIC SECTION: GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT URBAN ROMAN CHRISTIANITY; Part 4 SECOND DIACHRONIC SECTION: PROSOPOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATION; Part 5 THE FRACTIONATION OF ROMAN CHRISTIANITY; Part 6 FINAL REMARKS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612309885

9781282309883

1282309889

9781441110046

1441110046

OCLC:

503472331