Esler Modelling Early Christianity

Social-Scientific Studies of the New Testament in its Context
Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-1-134-79299-3
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten

Modelling Early Christianity explores the intriguing foreign social context of first century Palestine and the Greco-Roman East, in which the Christian faith was first proclaimed and the New Testament documents were written. It demonstrates that a sophisticated analysis of the context is essential in order to understand the original meaning of the texts.
The contributors examine social themes such as early Christian group formation, the centrality of kinship and honour and the economic setting. They offer a wealth of novel and socially realistic interpretations which make sense of the texts. At the same time, Modelling Early Christianity contains significant new ideas on the relationship between social-scientific and literary-critical analysis, the theoretical justification for model-use and the way these new approaches can fertilise contemporary Christian theology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Esler, Philip

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors Preface Abbrievations Introduction: Context and Kerygma in New Testament Interpretation Philip F. Esler Part I The World of First Century Palestine Part II Early Christian Group Formation and Maintenance Part III Family and Honour in Matthew and Luke Part IV Paul, Kinship and Ideology Part V Oppression, War and Peace References Index of Ancient Sources Index of Modern Authors