The first urban Christians : the social world of the Apostle Paul
Meeks analyzes the letters of Paul to see what kind of people joined the Christian groups in the urban centers and what it was like to be a Christian then
History
x, 299 pages : map ; 24 cm
9780300028768, 9780300032444, 9780300098617, 0300028768, 0300032447, 0300098618
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The urban environment of Pauline Christianity
The social level of Pauline Christians
The formation of the ekklēsia
Governance
Ritual
Patterns of belief and patterns of life