Richard Last

The Pauline Church and the Corinthian Ekkl¿sia

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This innovative volume is the first English-language monograph to compare Paul's Corinthian church with contemporary cult groups from Mediterranean antiquity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 491g
• ISBN-13: 9781107100633
• ISBN-10: 1107100631
• Artikelnr.: 42697806

Autorenporträt

Richard Last is a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Humanities at York University, Toronto. His articles have appeared in journals such as the Harvard Theological Review, New Testament Studies, and the Journal for the Study of Judaism.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; 1. Greco-Roman associations as an analytic category; 2. House and ekkl
sia; 3. Two economically modest associations; 4. The costs of ekkl
sia survival; 5. Keeping up with the
; 6. Strengthening the weak; 7. The election and crowning of officers; Conclusion; Appendix: a reply to Timothy Brookins.