Greco-Roman associations, deities, and early Christianity / Bruce W. Longenecker, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Longenecker, Bruce W., editor.

ProQuest ebook central

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Associations, institutions, etc--Greece--History--To 1500.

Associations, institutions, etc--Rome--History--To 1500.

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

Christianity and other religions--Roman.

Christianity and other religions--Greek.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 460 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2022]

Contents:

Greco-Roman Associations and the Origins of Christianity : Taking Stock of Where We Are / Bruce W. Longenecker

Part One : Angles of Vision. House Church or Association? : Some Reflections on Models and Usefulness / Peter Oakes

Suspicion, Integration, and Roman Attitudes toward Associations / Eric J. Brewer

Working with the Gods : Occupational Associations and Early Christ Groups / Richard S. Ascough

Stinking Leatherworkers and Noisy Street Criers : Paul, Occupational Stigma, and the Sensory Politics of Associations / Louise J. Lawrence

Dressing for Deities : Functions and Meanings of Dress within Ancient Associations / Alicia J. Batten

The Prestige of the Gods, the Urban Elites, and the Local Associations : Assessing Honorific Rituals among the Early Christians / James R. Harrison

The Meals of Christ Groups in Comparative Perspective / John S. Kloppenborg

F(r)ee Membership of Christ Groups / Timothy J. Murray

Women Benefactors and Early Christ Groups / Susan E. Benton

Aid among Greco-Roman Associations and Christ Groups / Robert E. Moses

Burial Communities : Associations and Christ Groups / Markus Öhler

Retiring Religious Associations / Éric Rebillard

sunagoge and Semi-public Associations : Greco-Roman, Judean, and Christos Followers / Ralph J. Korner

Christianization and the Decline of Elective Cults Revisited : Competitors or Cohabitants? / Christina Gousopoulos

Part Two: Focal Points. From Analogy to Identity : Did an Association of Leatherworkers "Turn" into the Thessalonian Church? / Timothy A. Brookins

Configuring Time in Roman Macedonia : Identity and Differentiation in Paul's Thessalonian Christ Group / Bruce W. Longenecker

Conflict and Honor in the Ancient Epistle : Or, How an Egyptian Funerary Association Illuminates Rivalry at Corinth / Sarah E. Rollens

The Significance of Logeia for the Meaning of Paul's Collection in 1 and 2 Corinthians / Philip F. Esler

The Benefaction-Reward Convention in Greco-Roman Private Associations and Paul's Jerusalem Collection / Jin Hwan Lee

Reading Hebrews in a Roman Vicus with Voluntary Associations / Jason A. Whitlark

Julian Christ Worshippers and Their Connection to a Collegium in First-Century Lyon : Reintroducing the Epitaph of Julia Adepta / Richard Last

"Many Have Sold Themselves into Slavery" : Voluntary Imprisonment and Slavery, Survival Strategies among Associations, and the Reception of 1 Corinthians in 1 Clement 55 / David J. Downs

Mystery Cults and Christian Associations in Early Alexandrian Theology : The Case of Clement of Alexandria / T. J. Lang.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781481315173 (electronic bk.)

148131517X (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

40031469693

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