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Beschreibung
This year marks the twenty-five anniversary of the publication of The First Urban Christians by Wayne A. Meeks. In this now-classic work Meeks examined the socio-historical context of Pauline Christianity through the lens of Paul's letters. After The First Urban Christians, edited by Todd D. Still and David G. Horrell, is a collection of seven essays written by established scholars, plus an epilog authored by Meeks himself, that revisits and updates Meeks's landmark volume. Furthermore, After The First Urban Christians offers fresh lines of inquiry for the future study of Paul and his churches in their social setting.
This year marks the twenty-five anniversary of the publication of The First Urban Christians by Wayne A. Meeks. In this now-classic work Meeks examined the socio-historical context of Pauline Christianity through the lens of Paul's letters. After The First Urban Christians, edited by Todd D. Still and David G. Horrell, is a collection of seven essays written by established scholars, plus an epilog authored by Meeks himself, that revisits and updates Meeks's landmark volume. Furthermore, After The First Urban Christians offers fresh lines of inquiry for the future study of Paul and his churches in their social setting.
Über den Autor
Todd D. Still (Ph.D. University of Glasgow) is Associate Professor of Christian Scriptures at the George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Among other publications, he is the author of "Conflict at Thessalonica: A Pauline Church and Its Neighbours "and the editor of "Jesus and Paul Reconnected: Fresh Pathways into an Old Debate."

David G. Horrell is Professor of New Testament Studiesat the University of Exeter, UK. He is the author of several books, including"An Introduction to the Study of Paul" (T&T Clark, Second Edition 2006) and Solidarity and Difference (T&T Clark, 2005). He was the editor of the Journal for the Study of the New Testament from 2002-2007. He is an active member of the British New Testament Society, having chaired the Social World of the New Testament Seminar from 2001-2006, andis also a member of the Society for Biblical Literature (SBL) and Society for New Testament Studies (SNTS). He completed his PhD at Cambridgeon Paul's Corinthian letters and the letter known as 1 Clement.

Zusammenfassung
Will introduce the groundbreaking volume The First Urban Christians to a new generation of students, scholars, and even general readers.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction-The editors

Chapter One: The use of theories and models from the social sciences-David G. Horrell (University of Exeter, UK)

Chapter Two: The urban environment of Pauline Christianity-Peter Oakes (University of Manchester, UK)

Chapter Three: The social level of Pauline Christians-Bruce Longenecker (University of St. Andrews, UK)

Chapter Four: Formation of the ekklesia-Edward Adams (King's College, London, UK)

Chapter Five: Governance-Todd D. Still (Baylor University, Truett Seminary, USA)

Chapter Six: Ritual-Louise Lawrence (University of Exeter, UK)

Chapter Seven: Patterns of belief and patterns of life-Dale B. Martin (Yale University, USA)

Chapter Eight:

Epilogue: Retrospect and prospect-Wayne A. Meeks (Yale University, Emeritus, USA)

Conclusion- The editors
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Religion & Theologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780567219671
ISBN-10: 0567219674
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Still, Todd D.
Holler, David G.
Redaktion: Still, Todd D.
Horrell, David G.
Hersteller: Bloomsbury 3PL
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Todd D. Still
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.01.2010
Gewicht: 0,295 kg
Artikel-ID: 132427373