Philippi, from Colonia Augusta to Communitas Christiana: religion and society in transition
This book combines careful reading of texts, inscriptions, coins and other archaeological materials to examine how religious practice, material culture and urban landscape changed as Philippi developed from a Roman colony to a major center for Christian worship and pilgrimage.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Boston
BRILL
2021
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| In: |
Supplements to Novum Testamentum (186)
Year: 2021 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Philippi, from Colonia Augusta to Communitas Christiana : religion and society in transition] (2022) (Blois, Isaac D.)
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| Series/Journal: | Supplements to Novum Testamentum
186 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Philippi
/ Religion
/ Society
/ Transition period
/ Classical antiquity
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Collection of essays
B Electronic books B Conference program |
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| Summary: | This book combines careful reading of texts, inscriptions, coins and other archaeological materials to examine how religious practice, material culture and urban landscape changed as Philippi developed from a Roman colony to a major center for Christian worship and pilgrimage. Intro -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Abbreviations -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- Part 1 Traditional Religion and Society in Philippi -- Chapter 1 The Forum at Philippi: The Transformation of Public Space from the Establishment of the Colony to the Early Byzantine Period -- Chapter 2 Reconstructing the Religious Landscape of the Roman Colony of Philippi -- Chapter 3 Thracian, Greek, or Roman? Ethnic and Social Identities of Worshippers (and Gods) in Roman Philippi -- Chapter 4 Non-Romans in the Roman Colony of Philippi and Their Hybrid Identities: The Case of the Thracian Population -- Chapter 5 Numismatic History of Philippi: From the Greek City-State to the Roman Colony -- Chapter 6 The Sanctuary of Hero Auloneites on Mt. Pangaion: Tracing Continuity and Change of Religious Practices in the Territory of Philippi -- Chapter 7 Maintaining the City: Enslaved Labor and Trade in Roman Philippi -- Part 2 Paul and His Influence -- Chapter 8 "Let Us Know Anything Further Which You Have Heard": Mapping Philippian Connectivity -- Chapter 9 Cost and Abundance in Roman Philippi: The Letter to the Philippians in Its Context -- Chapter 10 Echoes in the Praetorium: Place, People, and Prospects in Philippians 1:13 -- Chapter 11 Popular Heroization in Philippian Funerary Epigraphy and Paul's Letter to the Philippians -- Chapter 12 Class and Ideology in Acts 16: The Philippian Narrative as a Failed Revolution -- Chapter 13 Paul and Philippi: The Early Cult of the Apostle and the Topography of the Late Antique City -- Chapter 14 "The Beloved Community" after Paul: Early Christianity in Philippi from the Second to the Fourth Century -- Part 3 Late Antique and Byzantine Developments. |
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| ISBN: | 9004469338 |