The Early Christian World, Volum 1

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Philip Francis Esler
Taylor & Francis, 2000 - 1342 pàgines
This is an illustrated treatment of how a small movement formed around Jesus in Galilee became the pre-eminent religion of the ancient world. The volume begins by firmly situating early Christianity within its Mediterranean social, political and religious contexts, before charting the history of the first Christian centuries. The creation and perpetuation of Christian communities through means including mission and monasticism is then explored, as is the everyday experience of early Christians, through discussion of gender and sexuality, religious practice, communication and social structures. The intellectual (particularly theological) and artistic heritage of the period is considered, and a picture provided of the internal and external challenges faced by early Christianity. The book concludes with profiles of the most notable figures of the age.

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Continguts

The Mediterranean context of early Christianity
3
Armies emperors and bureaucrats
26
GraecoRoman philosophy and religion
53
Origen 1005
74
Jewish tradition and culture
80
Constantine 1069
101
The Galilean world of Jesus
113
Early Jewish Christianity
136
John Chrysostom 1128
362
Social levels morals and daily life
369
Sex and sexual renunciation
401
the church in the household
422
Communication and travel
452
Worship practice and belief
475
The Apostolic Fathers
503
The Apologists
525

Paul and the development of gentile Christianity
168
The gospel writers strategies of persuasion
198
Christianity in the second and third centuries
231
From Constantine to Theodosius and beyond
258
Mission and expansion
295
The development of office in the early church
316
Christian regional diversity
330
Monasticism
344
Anthony of the Desert 1088
350
The early theologians
552
Later theologians of the Greek East
580
Later theologians of the West
602
Dennis Brown
617
Creeds councils and doctrinal development
636
Biblical interpretation
660
the first five centuries 693
666
Art 747
672
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