An introduction to both the theological content and the social context of the New Testament and early Christianity.
"New Testament scholar Howard Kee performs readings of texts and communities in this study of early Christian origins. In methodological terms, the historical study of Christian origins in all its diversity must involve three different modes of analysis: (1) epistemological, (2)…
Dr Ziesler's starting point is St Paul's view of Jesus Christ as marking the end of an era and the beginning of a new world and a new humanity.
Dr Ziesler's starting point is St Paul's view of Jesus Christ as marking the end of an era and the beginning of a new world and a new humanity.
This is an unprecedented collection of nearly seventy Late Antique primary religious texts. These texts, all in new English translation and many appearing in English for the first time, represent every major religious current from the late first century until the rise of Islam. …
This is an unprecedented collection of nearly seventy Late Antique primary religious texts. These texts, all in new English translation and many appearing in English for the first time, represent every major religious current from the late first century until the rise of Islam. …
Holy men, both pagan and Christian are persistent and puzzling figures in the religious life of the Roman Empire. In this first historical study of Holy Men for more than half a century, Dr Anderson applies techniques of literary analysis to throw light on the lifestyles and beh…
During a difficult time for the emerging Christian religion, John Chrysostom emerged as a dominant figure on the ecclesiastical and political landscape. Drawing on recent research, this book examines Chrysostom's influence.
During a difficult time for the emerging Christian religion, John Chrysostom emerged as a dominant figure on the ecclesiastical and political landscape. Drawing on recent research, this book examines Chrysostom's influence.
Though archaeological and inscriptional finds have stimulated the study of ancient religions, historical methods for interpreting new data have not kept pace. In this provocative book, noted scholar Howard C. Kee proposes a historical method that more faithfully portrays religio…
"In ancient Roman law you were what you wore. This legal principle became highly significant because, beginning in the first century A.D., a "new" kind of woman emerged across the Roman empire - a women whose provocative dress and sometimes promiscuous lifestyle contrasted stark…
