Enslaved leadership in early Christianity
Enslaved Leadership in Early Christianity challenges readers to re-think common perceptions about how enslaved persons participated in first- and second-century CE Christian communities. Using archaeology and ancient literature, the book destabilizes structures of domination and reimagines early Chr...
| Summary: | Enslaved Leadership in Early Christianity challenges readers to re-think common perceptions about how enslaved persons participated in first- and second-century CE Christian communities. Using archaeology and ancient literature, the book destabilizes structures of domination and reimagines early Christian communities through the ambiguities of power. Cover -- Half title -- Enslaved Leadership in Early Christianity -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Power in Perspectives: Interpreting Enslaved Presence in Archaeological Materials -- 2. Power Plays: Roman Policies, Public Slaves, and Social Status -- 3. Voices of Power: Onesimos, Paul, and the Ambiguity of the Enslaved "in Christ" -- 4. Shifting Power: Ambiguous Status, Visual Rhetoric, and the Enslaved in Imperial Sacrificial Practices -- 5. Power in the Ekklēsia: Contesting Enslaved Leadership in 1 Timothy and Ignatius -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Scripture Index -- General Index. |
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| ISBN: | 0190275073 |