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In stone and story : early Christianity in the Roman world / Bruce W. Longenecker.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, [2020]Description: x, 292 pages ; illustrations (mostly color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781540960672
  • 1540960676
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 274.5/7301 23
LOC classification:
  • BR182 .L66 2020
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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. --From publisher's description.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Print book for loan Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia General Collection BR182 .L66 2020 1 Available 31794003178481
Print book for loan Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg General Collection (Lower Level) BR182 .L66 2020 Available 31826003506038

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. --From publisher's description.

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