Patronage in early Christianity: its use and transformation from Jesus to Paul of Samosata

How did the community we glimpse in the New Testament become an institution quite willing to have the emperor Constantine as primary public partner? By tracing the use of resources, titles, and functions of leaders and patterns of honor-giving from a wide variety of sources, Wheatly reveals both acc...

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1. Verfasser: Wheatley, Alan B. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Abschlussarbeit Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Eugene, Or. Pickwick Publ. 2011
Schriftenreihe:Princeton theological monograph series 159
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Zusammenfassung:How did the community we glimpse in the New Testament become an institution quite willing to have the emperor Constantine as primary public partner? By tracing the use of resources, titles, and functions of leaders and patterns of honor-giving from a wide variety of sources, Wheatly reveals both acceptance and revision of Roman patronage in this countercultural community. Along the way it is possible to see dissident groups like the Montanists and Marcionites more clearly and sympathetically, and to ask ourselves some pertinent questions about how a Christian community might function in the twenty-first century
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-203)
Patronage : the heart of Roman life -- The challenge of traditional patronage in the New Testament -- Early church order documents -- The Christian communities at Rome -- The work of Irenaeus of Lyons -- The Christian communities around the Aegean -- The Christian communities of Syria and Osrhoene -- The Christian communities in Alexandria and Southern Palestine -- The Christian communities of Northwest Africa -- Conclusion: An overview of the patristic project
Beschreibung:viii, 203 Seiten 23 cm
ISBN:9781597525879