The urban world and the first Christians / edited by Steve Walton, Paul R. Trebilco, and David W.J. Gill. - xv, 388 páginas : ilustraciones ; 23 centímetros

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Early Christianity in Its Ancient Urban Setting(s) -- Complicating the Category of Ethnos toward Poliscentrism -- Paul, Pentecost, and the Nomosphere -- Paul's Caesarea -- Early Christianity in Its Colonial Contexts in the Provinces of the Eastern Empire -- Diaspora Jewish Attitudes to Metropoleis -- Paul's Mission Strategy in the Urban Landscape of the First-Century Roman Empire -- "Outside the City Gate" -- The City as Foil (Not Friend nor Foe) -- Engaging---or Not Engaging---the City -- Urbanization and Literate Status in Early Christian Rome -- Early Christian Thinking about Cities -- City of God or Home of Traitors and Killers? Jerusalem according to Matthew -- Heavenly Citizenship and Earthly Authorities -- Spiritual Geographies of the City -- Re-Placing 1 Peter -- Repairing Social Vertigo -- Cities of Revelation.



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Historia de la iglesia--Primitiva e iglesia primitiva.
Ciudades y pueblos--Respectos religiosos--Cristianismo.
Church history--Primitive and early church.
Cities and towns--Religious aspects--Christianity.

BR166 / .U73 2017

270.1 / U7