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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主要作者: Peppard, Michael (Author)
格式: 电子 图书
语言:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
出版: New Haven London Yale University Press [2016]
In:Year: 2016
评论:[Rezension von: Peppard, Michael, The world's oldest church] (2019) (DeMaris, Richard E.)
丛编:Synkrisis
Knowledge Unlatched Round 2 Collection History 2
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B 家庭教会 (Dura-Europos) / 教堂建筑 / 建筑 / 设备 / 基督教艺术 / 历史 200-300
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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总结: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
实物描述:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 320 pages), Illustrationen
ISBN:0300216513