Richard Last

Pauline Church and the Corinthian Ekklesia (eBook, PDF)

Greco-Roman Associations in Comparative Context

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Produktbeschreibung

Moving past earlier descriptions of first-century Christ groups that were based on examining the New Testament in isolation from extant sources produced by analogous cult groups throughout Mediterranean antiquity, this book engages with underexplored epigraphic and papyrological records and situates the behaviour of Paul's Corinthian ekklesia within broader patterns of behaviour practised by Greco-Roman associations. Richard Last's comparative analysis generates highly original contributions to our understanding of the social history of the Jesus movement: he shows that the Corinthians were a small group who had no fixed meeting place, who depended on financial contributions from all ten members in order to survive, and who attracted recruits by offering social benefits such as crowns and office-holding that made other ancient cult groups successful. This volume provides a much-needed robust alternative to the traditional portrayal of Pauline Christ groups as ecclesiastically egalitarian, devoid of normative honorific practices, and free for the poor.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316420058
• Artikelnr.: 52998730

Autorenporträt

Richard Last is a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Humanities at York University, Toronto. His articles have appeared in journals such as the Harvard Theological Review, New Testament Studies, and the Journal for the Study of Judaism.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; 1. Greco-Roman associations as an analytic category; 2. House and ekkl
sia; 3. Two economically modest associations; 4. The costs of ekkl
sia survival; 5. Keeping up with the
; 6. Strengthening the weak; 7. The election and crowning of officers; Conclusion; Appendix: a reply to Timothy Brookins.