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Moving past earlier descriptions of first-century Christ groups that were based on examining the New Testament in isolation from extant sources produced by analogous cult groups throughout Mediterranean antiquity, this book engages with underexplored epigraphic and papyrological records and situates the behaviour of Paul's Corinthian ekklēsia within broader patterns of behaviour practised by Greco-Roman associations. Richard Last's comparative analysis generates highly original contributions to our understanding of the social history of the Jesus movement: he shows that the Corinthians were a small group who had no fixed meeting place, who depended on financial contributions from all ten members in order to survive, and who attracted recruits by offering social benefits such as crowns and office-holding that made other ancient cult groups successful. This volume provides a much-needed robust alternative to the traditional portrayal of Pauline Christ groups as ecclesiastically egalitarian, devoid of normative honorific practices, and free for the poor.

Church history --- Associations, institutions, etc. --- Corinth (Greece) --- Church history. --- Religion. --- 227.1*2 --- Institutions, associations, etc. --- Networks (Associations, institutions, etc.) --- Organizations --- Voluntary associations --- Voluntary organizations --- Social groups --- Voluntarism --- Apostolic Church --- Christianity --- Church, Apostolic --- Early Christianity --- Early church --- Primitive and early church --- Primitive Christianity --- Fathers of the church --- Great Apostasy (Mormon doctrine) --- Brieven van Paulus aan de Corinthiërs --- 227.1*2 Brieven van Paulus aan de Corinthiërs --- Associations, institutions, etc --- Corinth, Greece --- Kórinthos (Greece) --- Corinto (Greece) --- Corinthe (Greece) --- Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. --- Associations, institutions, etc. - Greece. --- Associations, institutions, etc. - Rome. --- Corinth (Greece) - Church history. --- Corinth (Greece) - Religion.

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In Corinth in Contrast , archaeologists, historians, art historians, classicists, and New Testament scholars examine the stratified nature of socio-economic, political, and religious interactions in the city from the Hellenistic period to Late Antiquity. The volume challenges standard social histories of Corinth by focusing on the unequal distribution of material, cultural, and spiritual resources. Specialists investigate specific aspects of cultural and material stratification such as commerce, slavery, religion, marriage and family, gender, and art, analyzing both the ruling elite of Corinth and the non-elite Corinthians who made up the majority of the population. This approach provides insight into the complex networks that characterized every ancient urban center and sets an agenda for future studies of Corinth and other cities rule by Rome.

Equality --- History --- Corinth (Greece) --- Social life and customs --- Social conditions --- Religion --- Antiquities --- Corinthe (Grèce) --- 22:3 --- Bijbel-:-Sociale wetenschappen: sociologie, politiek, economie, recht, onderwijs --- Bible: commentaires --- Corinthe (Grèce) --- 22.07 --- Egalitarianism --- Inequality --- Social equality --- Social inequality --- Political science --- Sociology --- Democracy --- Liberty --- History. --- Social life and customs. --- Social conditions. --- Religion. --- Antiquities. --- Egalité (Sociologie) --- Congresses --- Histoire --- Congrès --- Congresses. --- Antiquités --- Conditions sociales --- Moeurs et coutumes --- Corinth, Greece --- Kórinthos (Greece) --- Corinto (Greece) --- Corinthe (Greece) --- Equality - Greece - Corinth - History --- Corinth (Greece) - History --- Corinth (Greece) - Social life and customs --- Corinth (Greece) - Social conditions --- Corinth (Greece) - Religion --- Corinth (Greece) - Antiquities