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Order and (dis)order in the first Christian century :

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9004251758 (hardback : alk. paper)

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9789004251755 (hardback : alk. paper)

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9789004255814 (e-book : alk. paper)

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Title Proper

Order and (dis)order in the first Christian century :

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[Book]

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a general survey of attitudes /

First Statement of Responsibility

by F. Gerald Downing.

Date

1309

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xiii, 395 pages ;

Dimensions

25 cm

Series Title

Supplements to Novum Testamentum,

Volume Designation

volume 151

ISSN of Series

0167-9732 ;

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-353) and indexes.

Text of Note

Articulate first century Mediterranean society, Jewish and Christian included, expressly favoured harmonious order in society, in individuals, in communication, and in thought. Its common basis was the patriarchal family, the rule of law, rational self-control, and rational thought. Yet there was also resistance to oppressive and unjust order in all spheres; and while law could be held educative, yet there were substantial first century critiques of law, not just Paul's, and awareness that judicial procedures could be chaotic and biased. Strands of such dissidence appear in Jesus and in Paul, with significant relevance for any understanding of the early Christian movement(s) and contemporary Judaism(s) in Graeco-Roman context, but also with important implications for any practical reflections and application.

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Order and disorder in the first Christian century

Bible., Epistles of Paul-- Theology.

Christianity and culture-- History-- Early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history-- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church polity-- History-- Early church, ca. 30-600.

Law (Theology)-- Biblical teaching.

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Downing, F. Gerald,1935-

Date of Transaction

20131119044417.0

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