Empire, economics, and the New Testament
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword by Bruce W. Longenecker -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- I House Church -- 1. A House-Church Account of Economics and Empire -- 2. Nine Types of Church in Nine Types of Space in the Insula of the Menander -- II Economics -- 3. Methodological Iss...
| Summary: | Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword by Bruce W. Longenecker -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- I House Church -- 1. A House-Church Account of Economics and Empire -- 2. Nine Types of Church in Nine Types of Space in the Insula of the Menander -- II Economics -- 3. Methodological Issues in Using Economic Evidence in Interpretation of Early Christian Texts -- 4. Economic Approaches: Scarce Resources and Interpretive Opportunities -- 5. Urban Structure, Patronage, and the Corinthian Followers of Christ -- 6. Jason and Penelope Hear Philippians 1:1-11 -- III Empire -- 7. Remapping the Universe: Paul and the Emperor in 1 Thessalonians and Philippians -- 8. Christian Attitudes to Rome at the Time of Paul's Letter -- 9. A State of Tension: Rome in the New Testament -- 10. God's Sovereignty over Roman Authorities: A Theme in Philippians -- Sources -- Bibliography. |
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| ISBN: | 1467460036 |