Christ groups & associations : foundational essays / Richard S. Ascough, editor.
| Other author | Ascough, Richard S., editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2022] |
| Description | xiv, 418 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Christ groups and associations |
| Contents | Introducing the conversation / Richard S. Ascough -- I. Initiating the conversation (1866-1927). St. Paul and the Pagan Guilds (1927) / Thomas Wilson -- The religious legislation of the period (1866) / Ernest Renan -- Bishops and deacons (1881) / Edwin Hatch -- Christianity and the Collegia (1906) / E.G. Hardy -- Edwin Hatch, churches and Collegia (1993) / John S. Kloppenborg -- On the exegetical interest in ancient associations in the 19th and 20th centuries (2006) / Thomas Schmeller -- II. Reanimating the conversation (1960-1984). Unofficial associations: Koinonia (1960) / E.A. Judge -- Patrons and officers in club and church (1977) / L. William Countryman -- Christianity as a burial society (1984) / Robert L. Wilken -- A Hellenistic cult group and the New Testament churches (1981) / S.C. Barton and G.H.R. Horsley -- The formation of the Ekkl esia (1983) / Wayne A. Meeks -- III. Moving the conversation forward (1999-2013). Paul's house churches and the cultic associations (1999) / James R. Harrison -- Voluntary associations and the formation of Pauline Christian communities: overcoming the objections (2006) / Richard S. Ascough -- Roman legislation on associations and Christian communities (2002) / Markus Ohler -- Christ-bearers and fellow-initiates: local cultural life and Christian identity in Ignatius' letters (2003) / Philip A. Harland -- Membership practices in Pauline Christ groups (2013) / John S. Kloppenborg. |
| Abstract | "The chapters in this volume represent some of the most influential figures and their arguments across three major period of interest in the development of using associations as a model for understanding early Christ groups." [taken from back cover- |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-388) and indexes. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| ISBN | 9781481316996 |
| ISBN | 1481316990 |
| ISBN | 9781481318211 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1481318217 |
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