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Understanding associations in the Greco-Roman world enhances the study of the rise of early Christianity. The twenty-five contributions contained in this volume enlarge our perspectives on the extent to which Greco-Roman associations bring features of Christian origins into relief.

Table of Contents
  • 1 Greco-Roman Associations and the Origins of Christianity: Taking Stock of Where We Are, by Bruce W. Longenecker
  • Part One: Angles of Vision
  • 2 House Church or Association? Soem Reflections on Models and Usefulness, by Peter Oakes
  • 3 Suspicion, Integration, and Roman Attitudes toward Associations, by Eric J. Brewer
  • 4 Working with the Gods: Occupational Associations and Early Christ Groups, by Richard S. Ascough
  • 5 Stinking Leatherworkers and Noisy Street Criers: Paul, Occupational Stigma, and the Sensory Politics of Associations, by Louise J. Lawrence
  • 6 Dressing for Deities: Functions and Meanings of Dress within Ancient Associations, by Alicia J. Batten
  • 7 The Prestige of the Gods, the Urban Elites, and the Local Associations: Assessing Honorific Rituals among the Early Christians, by James R. Harrison
  • 8 The Meals of Christ Groups in Comparative Perspective, by John S. Kloppenborg
  • 9 F(r)ee Membership of Christ Groups, by Timothy J. Murray
  • 10 Women Benefactors and Early Christ Groups, by Susan E. Benton
  • 11 Aid among Greco-Roman Associations and Christ Groups, by Robert E. Moses
  • 12 Burial Communities: Associations and Christ Groups, by Markus Öhler
  • 13 Retiring Religious Associations, by Éric Rebillard
  • 14 συναγωγή and Semi-public Associations: Greco-Roman, Judean, and Christos Followers, by Ralph J. Korner
  • 15 Christianization and the Decline of Elective Cults Revisited: Competitors or Cohabitants? by Christina Gousopoulos
  • Part Two: Focal Points
  • 16 From Analogy to Identity: Did an Association of Leatherworkers "Turn" into the Thessalonian Church? by Timothy A. Brookins
  • 17 Configuring Time in Roman Macedonia: Identity and Differentiation in Paul's Thessalonian Christ Group, by Bruce W. Longenecker
  • 18 Conflict and Honor in the Ancient Epistle: Or, How an Egyptian Funerary Association Illuminates Rivalry at Corinth, by Sarah E. Rollens
  • 19 The Significance of Λογεία for the Meaning of Paul's Collection in 1 and 2 Corinthians, by Philip F. Esler
  • 20 The Benefaction-Reward Convention in Greco-Roman Private Associations and Paul's Jerusalem Collection, by Jin Hwan Lee
  • 21 Reading Hebrews in a Roman Vicus with Voluntary Associations, by Jason A. Whitlark
  • 22 Julian Christ Worshippers and Their Connection to a Collegium in First-Century Lyon: Reintroducing the Epitaph of Julia Adepta, by Richard Last
  • 23 "Many Have Sold Themselves into Slavery": Voluntary Imprisonment and Slavery, Survival Strategies among Associations, and the Reception of 1 Corinthians in 1 Clement 55, by David J. Downs
  • 24 Mystery Cults and Christian Associations in Early Alexandrian Theology: The Case of Clement of Alexandria, by T. J. Lang

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      Publisher: Baylor University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/10/2022
      ISBN13: 9781481315166, 978-1481315166
      ISBN10: 1481315161
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Understanding associations in the Greco-Roman world enhances the study of the rise of early Christianity. The twenty-five contributions contained in this volume enlarge our perspectives on the extent to which Greco-Roman associations bring features of Christian origins into relief.

      Table of Contents
      • 1 Greco-Roman Associations and the Origins of Christianity: Taking Stock of Where We Are, by Bruce W. Longenecker
      • Part One: Angles of Vision
      • 2 House Church or Association? Soem Reflections on Models and Usefulness, by Peter Oakes
      • 3 Suspicion, Integration, and Roman Attitudes toward Associations, by Eric J. Brewer
      • 4 Working with the Gods: Occupational Associations and Early Christ Groups, by Richard S. Ascough
      • 5 Stinking Leatherworkers and Noisy Street Criers: Paul, Occupational Stigma, and the Sensory Politics of Associations, by Louise J. Lawrence
      • 6 Dressing for Deities: Functions and Meanings of Dress within Ancient Associations, by Alicia J. Batten
      • 7 The Prestige of the Gods, the Urban Elites, and the Local Associations: Assessing Honorific Rituals among the Early Christians, by James R. Harrison
      • 8 The Meals of Christ Groups in Comparative Perspective, by John S. Kloppenborg
      • 9 F(r)ee Membership of Christ Groups, by Timothy J. Murray
      • 10 Women Benefactors and Early Christ Groups, by Susan E. Benton
      • 11 Aid among Greco-Roman Associations and Christ Groups, by Robert E. Moses
      • 12 Burial Communities: Associations and Christ Groups, by Markus Öhler
      • 13 Retiring Religious Associations, by Éric Rebillard
      • 14 συναγωγή and Semi-public Associations: Greco-Roman, Judean, and Christos Followers, by Ralph J. Korner
      • 15 Christianization and the Decline of Elective Cults Revisited: Competitors or Cohabitants? by Christina Gousopoulos
      • Part Two: Focal Points
      • 16 From Analogy to Identity: Did an Association of Leatherworkers "Turn" into the Thessalonian Church? by Timothy A. Brookins
      • 17 Configuring Time in Roman Macedonia: Identity and Differentiation in Paul's Thessalonian Christ Group, by Bruce W. Longenecker
      • 18 Conflict and Honor in the Ancient Epistle: Or, How an Egyptian Funerary Association Illuminates Rivalry at Corinth, by Sarah E. Rollens
      • 19 The Significance of Λογεία for the Meaning of Paul's Collection in 1 and 2 Corinthians, by Philip F. Esler
      • 20 The Benefaction-Reward Convention in Greco-Roman Private Associations and Paul's Jerusalem Collection, by Jin Hwan Lee
      • 21 Reading Hebrews in a Roman Vicus with Voluntary Associations, by Jason A. Whitlark
      • 22 Julian Christ Worshippers and Their Connection to a Collegium in First-Century Lyon: Reintroducing the Epitaph of Julia Adepta, by Richard Last
      • 23 "Many Have Sold Themselves into Slavery": Voluntary Imprisonment and Slavery, Survival Strategies among Associations, and the Reception of 1 Corinthians in 1 Clement 55, by David J. Downs
      • 24 Mystery Cults and Christian Associations in Early Alexandrian Theology: The Case of Clement of Alexandria, by T. J. Lang

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