Christianity in the Greco Roman World A Narrative Introduction 1st edition by Moyer Hubbard ISBN 0801046637 978-0801046636

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ISBN 10: 0801046637
ISBN 13: 978-0801046636
Author: Moyer Hubbard

Background becomes foreground in Moyer Hubbard’s creative introduction to the social and historical setting for the letters of the Apostle Paul to churches in Asia Minor and Europe.

Hubbard begins each major section with a brief narrative featuring a fictional character in one of the great cities of that era. Then he elaborates on various aspects of the cultural setting related to each particular vignette, discussing the implications of those venues for understanding Paul’s letters and applying their message to our lives today. Addressing a wide array of cultural and traditional issues, Hubbard discusses:

• religion and superstition
• education, philosophy, and oratory
• urban society
• households and family life in the Greco-Roman world

This work is based on the premise that the better one understands the historical and social context in which the New Testament (and Paul’s letters) was written, the better one will understand the writings of the New Testament themselves. Passages become clearer, metaphors deciphered, and images sharpened. Teachers, students, and laypeople alike will appreciate Hubbard’s unique, illuminating, and well-researched approach to the world of the early church.

Christianity in the Greco Roman World A Narrative Introduction 1st Table of contents:

1. Introduction
2. RELIGION AND SUPERSTITION
3. ZOE
4. The Cultural Context
5. The Gods of Corinth
6. Polytheism
7. Diaspora Judaism
8. Superstition
9. Magic
10. Divination
11. Oracles
12. Omens
13. Astrology
14. Skepticism
15. The New Testament Context
16. Monotheism in Corinth
17. Faith in Galatia
18. Magic in Acts
19. Demons in Paul
20. Paul the Visionary
21. Further Reading
22. EDUCATION, PHILOSOPHY, AND ORATORY
23. HERACLITUS
24. The Cultural Context
25. Literacy
26. Education
27. The Second Sophistic
28. The Philosophic Critique of Sophistry
29. Philosophical Schools
30. Conversion
31. The New Testament Context
32. Paul the Letter Writer
33. Paul and Popular Oratory
34. Paul and the Resurrection
35. Paul and the Philosophers
36. Further Reading
37. CITY AND SOCIETY
38. SPERATUS
39. The Cultural Context
40. Paul and the City
41. Travel in Antiquity
42. Civic and Provincial Administration
43. Urban Landscape and Environment
44. Festivals and Sport
45. Voluntary Associations
46. Population Density
47. Urban Unrest
48. Class and Status
49. The New Testament Context
50. Paul’s Counter-Imperial Gospel in Thessalonica
51. Erastus and the Imperial Cult
52. The Temple of God and Idols in Corinth
53. Paul and Poverty
54. Weakness and Strength
55. Paul the Leatherworker
56. The Perils of Carrying the Name
57. Further Reading
58. HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY
59. HELENA
60. The Cultural Context
61. The Home
62. The Family
63. Adultery and Divorce
64. Sexual Ethics
65. Slaves
66. The New Testament Context
67. From House to House
68. The Church as a Family
69. Love and Marriage
70. Marriage and Celibacy
71. Organization and Leadership in the House Churches
72. The Widows
73. The Community Gathered
74. Slavery
75. Further Reading
76. Epilogue
77. Endnotes
78. Glossary
79. Bibliography
80. Index of Modern Authors
81. Index of Subjects
82. Index of Ancient Sources
83. Index of Callouts

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