In stone and story : early Christianity in the Roman world /
Longenecker, Bruce W.,
In stone and story : early Christianity in the Roman world / Bruce W. Longenecker. - x, 292 pages ; illustrations (mostly color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-282) and index.
Protocols of engagement -- Human meaning in stone and story -- Fire in the bones -- Accessing the first-century world : timeline of events -- Protocols of popular devotion -- Deities and temples -- Sacrifice and sin -- Peace and security -- Genius and emperor -- Mysteries and knowledge -- Death and life -- Protocols of social prominence -- Prominence and character -- Money and influence -- Literacies and status -- Combat and courts -- Business and success -- Protocols of household effectiveness -- Household and slaves -- Family and solidarity -- Piety and pragmatism -- Powers and protection -- Banqueting and the dead.
This beautifully designed, full-color textbook introduces the Roman background of the New Testament by immersing students in the life and culture of the thriving first-century towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, which act as showpieces of the world into which the early Christian movement was spreading. Bruce Longenecker, a leading scholar of the ancient world of the New Testament, discusses first-century artifacts in relation to the life stories of people from the Roman world. The book includes discussion questions, maps, and 175 color photographs.
9781540960672 1540960676
2019014370
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Pompeii (Extinct city)--Church history.
Pompeii (Extinct city)--Civilization.
Herculaneum (Extinct city)--Church history.
Herculaneum (Extinct city)--Civilization.
Church history.
BR182 / .L66 2020
274.5/7301
In stone and story : early Christianity in the Roman world / Bruce W. Longenecker. - x, 292 pages ; illustrations (mostly color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-282) and index.
Protocols of engagement -- Human meaning in stone and story -- Fire in the bones -- Accessing the first-century world : timeline of events -- Protocols of popular devotion -- Deities and temples -- Sacrifice and sin -- Peace and security -- Genius and emperor -- Mysteries and knowledge -- Death and life -- Protocols of social prominence -- Prominence and character -- Money and influence -- Literacies and status -- Combat and courts -- Business and success -- Protocols of household effectiveness -- Household and slaves -- Family and solidarity -- Piety and pragmatism -- Powers and protection -- Banqueting and the dead.
This beautifully designed, full-color textbook introduces the Roman background of the New Testament by immersing students in the life and culture of the thriving first-century towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, which act as showpieces of the world into which the early Christian movement was spreading. Bruce Longenecker, a leading scholar of the ancient world of the New Testament, discusses first-century artifacts in relation to the life stories of people from the Roman world. The book includes discussion questions, maps, and 175 color photographs.
9781540960672 1540960676
2019014370
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Pompeii (Extinct city)--Church history.
Pompeii (Extinct city)--Civilization.
Herculaneum (Extinct city)--Church history.
Herculaneum (Extinct city)--Civilization.
Church history.
BR182 / .L66 2020
274.5/7301