The New Testament in Its Social Environment

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Westminster John Knox Press, Jan 1, 1986 - Religion - 194 pages

This insightful volume in the Library of Early Christianity examines the social, political, and economic world of early Christianity.

The Library of Early Christianity is a series of eight outstanding books exploring the Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts in which the New Testament developed.

 

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Contents

Foreword by Wayne A Meeks
9
Mobility and Mission
37
The Ancient Economy
63
Society in Palestine
82
Christianity in the Cities of the Roman Empire
138
Notes
169
Suggestions for Further Reading
179
Index of Selected Subjects
185
Index of New Testament Passages
191
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The New Testament in Its Social Environment, Volume 2
John E. Stambaugh,David L. Balch
No preview available - 1986

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About the author (1986)

John E. Stambaugh was Professor of Classics at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He is the author The Ancient Roman City: Ancient Society and History. David L. Balch is Professor of New Testament at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, California. He is the author or coauthor of many books, including Families in the New Testament World: Households and House Churches; Early Christian Families in Context; and Homosexuality, Science, and the "Plain Sense" of Scripture.

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TitleThe New Testament in Its Social Environment
Volume 2 of Library of early Christianity
AuthorsJohn E. Stambaugh, David L. Balch
Editionillustrated
PublisherWestminster John Knox Press, 1986
ISBN0664250122, 9780664250126
Length194 pages
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