Part I. The context. The Mediterranean context of early Christianity / Philip F. Esler ; Armies, emperors and bureaucrats / Jill Harries ; Graeco-Roman philosophy and religion / Luther H. Martin ; Jewish tradition and culture / James K. Aitken -- Part II. Christian origins and development. The Galilean world of Jesus / Douglas E. Oakman ; Early Jewish Christianity / Edwin K. Broadhead ; From the Hellenists to Marcion: early gentile Christianity / Todd Klutz ; The Jesus tradition: the gospel writers' strategies of persuasion / Richard L. Rohrbaugh ; The second and third centuries / Jeffrey S. Siker ; From Constantine to Theodosius (and beyond) / Bill Leadbetter ; Jewish and Christian interaction from the first to the fifth centuries / Anders Runesson -- Part III. Community formation and maintenance. Mission and expansion / Thomas M. Finn ; The development of office in the early church / Mark Edwards ; Christian regional diversity / David G.K. Taylor ; Monasticism / Columba Stewart OSB -- Part IV. Everyday Christian experience. Reading the New Testament in Roman Britain / Richard Cleaves ; Sex and sexual renunciation I / Teresa M. Shaw ; Sex and sexual renunciation II: developments in research since 2000 / Elizabeth A. Castelli ; Women, children and house churches / Mona Tokarek LaFosse ; Worship, practice, and belief / Maxwell E. Johnson ; Ritual and the rise of the early Christian movement / Risto Uro ; Communication and travel / Blake Leyerle -- Part V. Christian culture. Christian realia: papyrological and epigraphical material / Giovanni Bazzana ; Scriptures in early Christianity / Outi Lehtipuu and Hanne von Weissenberg ; Saints and hagiography / Mark Humphries ; Translation and communication across cultures / Malcolm Choat -- Part VI. The intellectual heritage. The Apostolic Fathers / Carolyn Osiek ; The apologists / Anders-Christian Jacobsen ; Early theologians / Gerald Bray ; Later theologians of the Greek east / Andrew Louth ; Later theologians of the west / Ivor J. Davidson ; Creeds, councils and doctrinal development / Piotr Ashwin-Siejkowski ; Biblical interpretation / Oskar Skarsaune -- Part VII. The artistic heritage. Early Christian architecture: the first five centuries / L. Michael White ; Art / Robin M. Jensen ; Music / John Arthur Smith ; Imaginative literature / Richard Bauckham -- Part VIII. External challenges. Political oppression and martyrdom / Candida R. Moss ; Graeco-Roman philosophical opposition / Michael Bland Simmons ; Popular Graeco-Roman responses to Christianity / Craig de Vos -- Part IX. Internal challenges. Internal renewal and dissent in the early Christian world / Sheila E. McGinn ; Gnosticism / Alastair H.B. Logan ; Montanism / Christine Trevett ; Donatism / Jakob Engberg ; Arianism / David Rankin ; Manichaeism / Jason David BeDuhn -- Part X. Profiles. Origen / Thomas P. Scheck ; Tertullian / Geoffrey D. Dunn ; Perpetua and Felicita / Shira L. Lander and Ross S. Kraemer ; Constantine / Bill Leadbetter ; Anthony the Great / Columba Stewart OSB ; Pachomius the Great / James E. Goehring ; Athanasius / David M. Gwynn ; John Chrysostom / Wendy Mayer and Pauline Allen ; Gregory of Nyssa / Elena Ene D-Vasilescu ; Jerome / Dennis Brown ; Ambrose / Ivor J. Davidson ; Augustine / Carol Harrison ; Ephrem the Syrian / Kathleen E. McVey ; Julian the Apostate / Michael Bland Simmons. The Mediterranean context of early Christianity / Philip F. Esler -- Armies, emperors and bureaucrats / Jill Harris -- Graeco-Roman philosophy and religion / Luther H. Martin -- Jewish tradition and culture / James K. Aitken -- The Galilean world of Jesus / Douglas E. Oakman -- Early Jewish Christianity / Edwin K. Broadhead -- From the Hellenists to Marcion: early gentile Christianity / Todd Klutz -- The Jesus tradition: the gospel writers' strategies of persuasion / Richard L. Rohrbaugh -- The second and third centuries / Jeffrey S. Siker -- From Constantine to Theodosius (and beyond) / Bill Leadbetter -- Jewish and Christian interaction from the first to the fifth centuries / Anders Runesson -- Mission and expansion / Thomas M. Finn -- The development of office in the Early Church / Mark Edwards -- Christian regional diversity / David G.K. Taylor -- Monasticism / Columbia Stewart OSB -- Reading the New Testament in Roman Britain / Richard Cleves -- Sex and sexual renunciation I / Teresa M. Shaw -- Sex and sexual renunciation II: developments in research since 2000 / Elizabeth A. Castelli -- Women, children and house churches / Mona Tokarek LaFosse -- Worship, practice and belief / Maxwell E. Johnson -- Ritual and the rise of the early Christian movement / Ristor Uro -- Communication and travel / Blake Leyerle -- Christian realia: papyrological and epigraphical material / Giovanni Bazzana -- Scriptures in early Christianity / Outi Lehtipuu and Hanne von Weissenberg -- Saints and hagiography / Mark Humphries -- Translation and communication across cultures / Malcolm Choat -- The Apostolic Fathers / Carolyn Osiek -- The Apologists / Andres-Christian Jacobsen -- Early theologians / Gerald Bray -- Later theologians of the Greek east / Andrew Louth -- Later theologians of the west / Ivor J. Davidson -- Creeds, councils, and doctrinal development / Piotr Ashwin-Siejkowski -- Biblical intrepretation/ Oskar Skarsaune -- Early Christian architectures: the first five centures / L. Michael White -- Art / Robin M. Jensen -- Music / John Arthur Smith -- Imaginative literature / Richard Bauckham -- Political oppersion and martyrdom / Candida R. Moss -- Graeco-Roman philosophical opposition / Michael Bland Simmons -- Popular Graeco-Roman reponses to Christianity / Craig de Vos -- Internal renewal and dissent in the early Christian world / Sheila E. McGinn -- Gnosticism / Alastir H.B. Logan -- Montanism / Christine Trevett -- Donatism / Jakob Engberg -- Arianism / David Rankin -- Manichaeism / Jason David BeDuhm -- Origin / Thomas P. Scheck -- Tertullian / Geoffrey D. Dunn -- Perpetua and Felicitas / Shira L. Lander and Ross S. Kraemer -- Constantine / Bill Leadbetter -- Anthony the Great / Columba Stweart OSB -- Pachomius the Great / James E. Goehring -- Athanasius / David M. Gwyn -- John Chrysostom / Wendy Mayer and Pauline Allen -- Gregory of Nyssa / Elen Ene d-Vasilescu -- Jerome / Dennis Brown -- Ambrose / Ivor J. Davidson -- Augustine / Carol Harrison -- Ephrem the Syrian / Kathleen E. McVey -- Julian the Apostate / Michael Bland Simmons.
Summary:
"Since its publication in 2000, The Early Christian World has come to be regarded by scholars, students and the general reader as one of the most informative and accessible works in English on the origins, development, character and major figures of early Christianity. In this new edition, the strengths of the first edition are retained. These include the book's attractive architecture that initially takes a reader through the context and historical development of early Christianity; the essays in critical areas such as community formation, everyday experience, the intellectual and artistic heritage, and external and internal challenges; and the profiles on the most influential early Christian figures. The book also preserves its strong stress on the social reality of early Christianity and continues its distinctive use of hundreds of illustrations and maps to bring that world to life. Yet the years that have passed since the first edition was published have seen great advances made in our understanding of early Christianity in its world. This new edition fully reflects these developments and provides the reader with authoritative, lively and up-to-date access to the early Christian world. A quarter of the text is entirely new and the remaining essays have all been carefully revised and updated by their authors. Some of the new material relates to Christian culture (including book culture, canonical and non-canonical scriptures, saints and hagiography, and translation across cultures). But there are also new essays on: Jewish and Christian interaction in the early centuries; ritual; the New Testament in Roman Britain; Manichaeism; Pachomius the Great and Gregory of Nyssa. This new edition will serve its readers for many years to come."--Back cover.
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