Early Christianity on the Lower Maeander

Between Ignatius and Apollo: Greek Cities in the Interplay of Religious Authorities
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-72528-7
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 122, 522 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1019 g

Reihe: Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity / Early Christianity in Asia Minor

In Early Christianity on the Lower Maeander, Ulrich Huttner explores the religious authorities crucial for the poleis in the region (Miletus, Magnesia, Tralles, Nysa) and for shaping the conditions under which the Christian communities developed from the first to the fifth centuries. The Christians had to find their way between traditional institutions like the Oracle of Didyma and new impulses like those in the letters written by Ignatius of Antioch. While they were first still victims of local and imperial persecutions, from the 4th century onwards they enjoyed their superiority by demolishing pagan monuments.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Huttner, Ulrich

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte Frühes Christentum, Patristik, Christliche Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

List of Maps and Figures

Abbreviations

1 Introduction 1 The Development of Christianity in Geographical Context: the Model’s Dependence on the Status of the Sources 2 On the History of Research

2 On the Historical Geography and Economy 1 Earthquakes 2 The Maeander Valley as Transport Artery 3 The Agriculture

3 Political Structures and the Importance of the Polis 1 The Citizen of the Polis in the Roman Empire 2 City and Countryside 3 The Cities in the Maeander Valley: an Overview

4 Culture- and Religio-Historical Premises 1 Ethnic and Linguistic Heterogeneity 2 Religion and Cult

5 Christian Authorities 1 Paul and John 2 Ignatius of Antioch

6 Conflicts and Agreements 1 Persecutions of Christians 2 Religious Intersections: Traditions, Convergences, Conflicts 3 Disputed Territory

7 The Christian Church: Institutionalizing Processes 1 Congregational Churches before the Constantinian Turn 2 Provincial Order and Church Order 3 Activities of the Clergy: Inscriptions and Council Acts

8 Ignatius Once Again: Instead of a Conclusion

Appendix 1: Prosopography of the Clerics

Appendix 2: Letters of Ignatius to Magnesia and Tralles, Text and German Translation

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Huttner is professor for Ancient History at Siegen University, Germany. He published several monographs on Greek and Roman History and currently focuses on Early Christianity in Asia Minor (Early Christianity in the Lycus Valley, Brill, 2013).