The First Urban Churches 7 : Thessalonica.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Welborn, L. L.

Series:

Writings from the Greco-Roman World Supplement

Writings from the Greco-Roman World Supplement ; v.21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church history--Primitive and early church.

Church history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (399 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Society of Biblical Literature, 2022.

Summary:

The First Urban Churches 7 includes essays focused on the development of early Christianity from the mid-first century through the sixth century CE in the ancient Macedonian city of Thessalonica. An international group of contributors traces the emergence of Thessalonica's house churches through a close study of the archaeological remains, inscriptions, coins, iconography, and Paul's two letters to the Thessalonians. After a detailed introduction to the city, including the first comprehensive epigraphic profile of Thessalonica from the Hellenistic age to the Roman Empire, topics discussed include the Roman emperor's divine honors, coins and inscriptions as sources of imperial propaganda, Thessalonian family bonds, Paul's apostolic self-image, the role of music at Thessalonica and in early Christianity, and Paul's response to the Thessalonian Jewish community. Contributors include D. Clint Burnett, Alan H. Cadwallader, Rosemary Canavan, James R. Harrison, Julien M. Ogereau, Isaac T. Soon, Angela Standhartinger, Michael P. Theophilos, and Joel R. White.

Contents:

Front Matter

Table of Contents

Abbreviations

An Epigraphic Profile of Thessalonica from the Hellenistic Age to the Roman Empire

Imperial Divine Honors in Julio-Claudian Thessalonica and the Thessalonian Correspondence

The Parts and the Whole

Paul and the Clash of Eschatologies in Thessalonica

Strengthening the Familial Bonds of the Ekklēsia of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ

An Epigraphic and Archaeological Perspective

Reading the Thessalonians as God's Musical Instrument

New Observations on 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16

Paul's Apostolic Image and Ethos in 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Roman Provincial Coinage and Paul at Thessalonica

Contributors

Ancient Sources Index

Modern Authors Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Harrison, James R. The First Urban Churches 7

ISBN:

9781628374452

1628374454

OCLC:

1350685491