The earliest history of the Christian gathering origin, development and content of the Christian gathering in the first to third centuries
Recent research has made a strong case for the view that Early Christian communities, sociologically considered, functioned as voluntary religious associations. This is similar to the practice of many other cultic associations in the Greco-Roman world of the first century CE. Building upon this new...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill
2010.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ;
v. 102. |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009425211806719 |
| Summary: | Recent research has made a strong case for the view that Early Christian communities, sociologically considered, functioned as voluntary religious associations. This is similar to the practice of many other cultic associations in the Greco-Roman world of the first century CE. Building upon this new approach, along with a critical interpretation of all available sources, this book discusses the social and religio-historical background of the weekly gatherings of Christians and presents a fresh reconstruction of how the weekly gathering originated and developed in both form and content. The topics studied here include the origins of the observance of Sunday as the weekly Christian feast-day, the shape and meaning of the weekly gatherings of the Christian communities, and the rise of customs such as preaching, praying, singing, and the reading of texts in these meetings. |
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| Item Description: | Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Leiden University, 2009. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-321) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781282786868 9786612786860 9789004190702 |
