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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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | 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: | Anno: 2016 |
| Recensioni: | [Rezension von: Peppard, Michael, The world's oldest church] (2019) (DeMaris, Richard E.)
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| Periodico/Rivista: | Synkrisis
Knowledge Unlatched Round 2 Collection History 2 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Chiesa domestica (Dura-Europos)
/ Edificio della chiesa <motivo>
/ Architettura
/ Arredamento
/ Arte cristiana
/ Storia 200-300
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| Altre parole chiave: | 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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Indice OCLC metadata license agreement Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Edizione parallela: | Non elettronico
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| Riepilogo: | 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 of death and resurrection. Rather, he portrays the motifs of the church's wall paintings as those of empowerment, healing, marriage, and incarnation, while boldly reidentifying the figure of a woman formerly believed to be a repentant sinner as the Virgin Mary. This richly illustrated volume is a breakthrough work that enhances our understanding of early Christianity at the nexus of Bible, art, and ritual |
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| Descrizione fisica: | 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 320 pages), Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 0300216513 |