Early Christian Life and Thought in Social Context
A Reader
Published on 1. October 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
394 pages
978-0-8264-5604-5 (ISBN)
Description
Early Christian Life and Thought in Social Context fills a vacuum in current scholarship. While there exist a number of anthologies of sources for students of the New Testament and early Judaism, this book integrates concise explanatory comment on various aspects of the historical and social situation of the early Christians with substantial extracts from early Christian, early Jewish, and Graeco-Roman sources.
Reviews / Votes
'This collection helps open doors through which we more perceptivelyview our sacred texts in their original political and social contexts.Later, after contemplating these sources, you may feel drawn to pass throughthe apertures and experience afresh some of the power that gave meaning tothe lives of early Jews and Christians.' --James H. Charlesworth, George L. Collord Professor of New Testament Language and Literature Princeton Theological SeminaryMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
678 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8264-5604-5 (9780826456045)
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07/2010
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Person
Mark Harding is Dean of the Australian College of Theology. He is the author of Tradition and Rhetoric in the Pastoral Epistles (Peter Lang, 1998) and What are They Saying About the Pastoral Epistles? (Paulist, 2001).
Content
1.The Political Landscape:The Persian,Hellenistic,and Roman Empires
The Rise of Persia *The Persian Empire *Phillip II of Macedon *Alexander the Great Alexander 's Achievement *Alexander 's Successors (the diadochoi)*Early Rome Acquires an Empire *Late Republican Roman Politics *Augustus *The Roman Empire in Early Imperial Times*Augustus 'Successors (14-136 CE)
2.The Jews under Persians,Greeks and Romans:539 BCE-135 CE
The Jews under Persian Rule *Judaea under Greek Rule (336-175 BCE)*Judaism and Hellenism in Judaea *Antiochus IV Epiphanes and Priestly Politics in Judaea *The Maccabaean Revolt (167-164 BCE)and its Aftermath *The Hasmonaeans and the Coming of the Romans *Herod 's Early Career *Palestine under Herod the Great and Archelaus (37 BCE-6 CE)*Roman Rule in Judaea (6-37 CE)*Herod Antipas *Agrippa I and II *Judaea and Galilee (44-66 CE)*The First Jewish Revolt *Palestine 70-135 CE *The Revolts of 115-117 CE *The Second Jewish Revolt 132-135 CE
3.Graeco-Roman Literature
History *Biography *Letters *Poetry *Moral Treatises *The Novel
4.Early Jewish and Christian Literature
Apocalypses *Testaments *Expanded and Rewritten Bible *Wisdom Literature *Hymns and Prayers *Jewish Historiography *Gospels *The Content of the Gospels in their Literary Setting
5.Graeco-Roman Religion
The Religion of the Greeks and Romans *Ruler Cults *Mystery Religions and Eastern Cults *Oracles,Astrology,Magic and the Occult
6.Philosophy
Epicureanism *Stoicism *The Academy *Philosophical Itinerants *Philo
7.Graeco-Roman Society
The Household *Marriage *Attitudes to Women *Sexuality *Slavery *Education and Rhetoric*The Graeco-Roman Economy *Glory and Fame *Life in the Cities *Life in the Countryside *Entertainment *War *Atrocities *Government *Natural Disasters *Sickness and Death
8.Early Judaism and Christianity
Descriptions of Judaea *The Elephantine Community *The Jewish Diaspora *Reactions to Judaism *The Civic Rights of the Jews *The Sabbath *The Temple *The Synagogue *Pharisees*Sadducees *Essenes *The Qumran Community *The 'Fourth Philosophy ',Bandits and Sicarii *Herodians,Hellenists and Samaritans *Early Christianity *Resurrection *Messianism *Christians under the Empire
The Rise of Persia *The Persian Empire *Phillip II of Macedon *Alexander the Great Alexander 's Achievement *Alexander 's Successors (the diadochoi)*Early Rome Acquires an Empire *Late Republican Roman Politics *Augustus *The Roman Empire in Early Imperial Times*Augustus 'Successors (14-136 CE)
2.The Jews under Persians,Greeks and Romans:539 BCE-135 CE
The Jews under Persian Rule *Judaea under Greek Rule (336-175 BCE)*Judaism and Hellenism in Judaea *Antiochus IV Epiphanes and Priestly Politics in Judaea *The Maccabaean Revolt (167-164 BCE)and its Aftermath *The Hasmonaeans and the Coming of the Romans *Herod 's Early Career *Palestine under Herod the Great and Archelaus (37 BCE-6 CE)*Roman Rule in Judaea (6-37 CE)*Herod Antipas *Agrippa I and II *Judaea and Galilee (44-66 CE)*The First Jewish Revolt *Palestine 70-135 CE *The Revolts of 115-117 CE *The Second Jewish Revolt 132-135 CE
3.Graeco-Roman Literature
History *Biography *Letters *Poetry *Moral Treatises *The Novel
4.Early Jewish and Christian Literature
Apocalypses *Testaments *Expanded and Rewritten Bible *Wisdom Literature *Hymns and Prayers *Jewish Historiography *Gospels *The Content of the Gospels in their Literary Setting
5.Graeco-Roman Religion
The Religion of the Greeks and Romans *Ruler Cults *Mystery Religions and Eastern Cults *Oracles,Astrology,Magic and the Occult
6.Philosophy
Epicureanism *Stoicism *The Academy *Philosophical Itinerants *Philo
7.Graeco-Roman Society
The Household *Marriage *Attitudes to Women *Sexuality *Slavery *Education and Rhetoric*The Graeco-Roman Economy *Glory and Fame *Life in the Cities *Life in the Countryside *Entertainment *War *Atrocities *Government *Natural Disasters *Sickness and Death
8.Early Judaism and Christianity
Descriptions of Judaea *The Elephantine Community *The Jewish Diaspora *Reactions to Judaism *The Civic Rights of the Jews *The Sabbath *The Temple *The Synagogue *Pharisees*Sadducees *Essenes *The Qumran Community *The 'Fourth Philosophy ',Bandits and Sicarii *Herodians,Hellenists and Samaritans *Early Christianity *Resurrection *Messianism *Christians under the Empire