The world's oldest church: Bible, art, and ritual at Dura-Europos, Syria
Michael Peppard provides a historical and theological reassessment of the oldest Christian building ever discovered, the third-century house-church at Dura-Europos. Contrary to commonly held assumptions about Christian initiation, Peppard contends that rituals here did not primarily embody notions o...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New Haven London
Yale University Press
[2016]
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Peppard, Michael, The world's oldest church] (2019) (DeMaris, Richard E.)
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| Series/Journal: | Synkrisis
Knowledge Unlatched Round 2 Collection History 2 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
House church (Dura-Europos)
/ Church building
/ Architecture
/ Furnishing
/ Christian art
/ History 200-300
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| Further subjects: | B
Art, Early Christian (Syria) (Dura-Europos (Extinct city))
B Christian art and symbolism (Syria) (Dura-Europos (Extinct city)) B Dura-Europos (Extinct city) |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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