The Earliest Christian Meeting Places (Library Of New Testament Studies Series)
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:Edward Adams challenges a strong consensus in New Testament and Early Christian studies: that the early Christians met 'almost exclusively' in houses. This assumption has been foundational for research on the social formation of the early churches, the origins and...
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:Edward Adams challenges a strong consensus in New Testament and Early Christian studies: that the early Christians met 'almost exclusively' in houses. This assumption has been foundational for research on the social formation of the early churches, the origins and early development of church architecture, and early Christian worship. Recent years have witnessed increased scholarly interest in the early 'house church'.Adams re-examines the New Testament and other literary data, as well as archaeological and comparative evidence, showing that explicit evidence for assembling in houses is not nearly as extensive as is usually thought. He also shows that there is literary and archaeological evidence for meeting in non-house settings. Adams makes the case that during the first two centuries, the alleged period of the 'house church', it is plausible to imagine the early Christians gathering in a range of venues rather than almost entirely in private houses. His thesis has wide-ranging implications.
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PRODUCT DETAIL
- Catalogue Code 439735
- Product Code 9780567663146
- ISBNÂ 0567663140
- EANÂ 9780567663146
- Pages 288
- Department Academic
- Category History
- Sub-Category General
- Publisher Bloomsbury T&t Clark
- Publication Date Dec 2015
- Sales Rank 51948
- Dimensions 234 x 156 x 25mm
- Weight 0.454kg
Edward Adams
Edward Adams is Senior Lecturer in New Testament Studies at King's College in London. He is the coauthor of Christianity at Corinth: The Quest for the Pauline Church, published by Westminster John Knox Press.
- :introduction<b>part One: Evidence For Houses As Meeting Places </b>1. New Testament Evidence: Epistles 2. New Testament Evidence: Gospels And Acts 3. Literary Evidence From 100 To 313ce 4. Archaeological Evidence 5. Comparative Evidence <b>part Two: Evidence And Possibilities For Non-house Meeting Places </b>6. Retail, Industrial And Storage Spaces 7. Commercial Hospitality And Leisure Spaces 8. Outdoor Spaces And Burial Places Conclusionappendix: The Setting Of The Corinthian Communal Meal