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#gsdb8 --- 270 --- Religion Christian Church history

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Often seen as the author of timeless Christian theology, Paul himself heatedly maintained that he lived and worked in history's closing hours. His letters propel his readers into two ancient worlds, one Jewish, one pagan. The first was incandescent with apocalyptic hopes, expecting God through his messiah to fulfill his ancient promises of redemption to Israel. The second teemed with ancient actors, not only human but also divine: angry superhuman forces, jealous demons, and hostile cosmic gods. Both worlds are Paul's, and his convictions about the first shaped his actions in the second. Only by situating Paul within this charged social context of gods and humans, pagans and Jews, cities, synagogues, and competing Christ-following assemblies can we begin to understand his mission and message. This original and provocative book offers a dramatically new perspective on one of history's seminal figures.

RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Paul's Letters. --- RELIGION / Christian Church / History. --- RELIGION / Christianity / History. --- Paul, --- Paul,

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27 <436 SALZBURG> --- 274.306 --- Kerkgeschiedenis--Oostenrijk--SALZBURG --- Religion Christian Church history Europe Germany Reformation and counter-reformation 1517-1648

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What is the purpose of a church? Who owns a church? Mary K. Farag persuasively demonstrates that three groups in late antiquity were concerned with these questions: Christian leaders, wealthy laypersons, and lawmakers. Conflicting answers usually coexisted, but from time to time they clashed and caused significant tension. In these disputes, juridical regulations and opinions mattered more than has been traditionally recognized. Considering familiar Christian controversies in novel ways, Farag's investigation shows that scholarship has misunderstood well-known religious figures by ignoring the legal issues they faced. This seminal text nuances vital aspects of scholarly conversations on sacred space, gift giving, wealth, and poverty in the late antique Mediterranean world, making use not only of Latin and Greek sources but also Coptic and Arabic evidence.

Religion / Christian Church / History --- Religion / Christian Church / Canon & Ecclesiastical Law --- History / Ancient --- History --- Annals --- Auxiliary sciences of history

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Christian religion --- Christianity --- Theology --- Christianisme --- Théologie --- Dictionaries --- Dictionnaires anglais --- 27 --- 270.03 --- Histoire de l'Eglise --- Religion Christian Church history dictionaries --- Théologie --- Church