The Origin and Meaning of Ekklēsia in the Early Jesus Movement
Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Ekklēsia as Christ-follower Sub-Group Identity -- 1.2 Christ-follower Ekklēsiai: Three Investigative Questions -- 1.2.1 Ekklēsia as Group Identity: Precursors to Early Christ-Follower Usage? -- 1.2.2 Ekklēsia a...
| Summary: | Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Ekklēsia as Christ-follower Sub-Group Identity -- 1.2 Christ-follower Ekklēsiai: Three Investigative Questions -- 1.2.1 Ekklēsia as Group Identity: Precursors to Early Christ-Follower Usage? -- 1.2.2 Ekklēsia as Political Identity: Counter-Imperial Ideology? -- 1.2.3 Ekklēsia as Ethno-Religious Identity: Supersessionist Ideology? -- 1.2.4 Pauline Ekklēsiai: A Thesis Statement -- Chapter 2 Ekklēsia in Greek and Roman Sources -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Civic Ekklēsiai in the Imperial Period: The Politics of Oligarchy, Hierarchy, and Democracy -- 2.2.1 Greco-Roman Civic Institutions -- 2.2.2 Political Players in Imperial Greek Cities -- 2.2.3 Political Authority of the Popular Assembly (Ekklēsia) in the Imperial Period -- 2.2.4 Religion and Imperial Period Ekklēsiai -- 2.2.5 Summary: Civic Ekklēsiai in the 1st Century CE -- 2.3 Non-Civic Ekklēsiai and Associations -- 2.3.1 The Non-Civic Ekklēsia: A Meeting or a Permanent Group Designation? -- 2.3.2 The Non-Civic Ekklēsia: Politicization of Association Life? -- 2.3.2.1 Roman Perceptions of Voluntary Associations -- 2.3.2.2 The Aleiphomenoi of Samos (Samos 119) -- 2.3.2.3 The Tyrian Herakleistai of Delos (IDelos 1519) -- 2.3.3 Political Terminology: Associations as "Cities Writ Small" -- 2.3.4 Summary: Non-Civic Ekklēsiai and Associations -- 2.4 Conclusion: Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 Ekklēsia in Jewish Sources -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Ekklēsia and Synagogue Terminology in the 1st Century CE -- 3.2.1 History of Synagogue Scholarship -- 3.2.2 Ekklēsia in the History of Synagogue Scholarship -- 3.2.3 Summary: Ekklēsia and Synagogue Scholarship -- 3.3 Ekklēsia and Public Jewish Assemblies -- 3.3.1 The Septuagint (LXX) (Hellenistic Era) -- 3.3.2 Public Assemblies in Hellenistic-Era Judea (Judith, 1 Maccabees, Sirach) 3.3.2.1 Ekklēsia in Judith -- 3.3.2.2 Ekklēsia in 1 Maccabees -- 3.3.2.3 Ekklēsia in Sirach -- 3.3.2.3.1 Ekklēsia in Sirach 24 -- 3.3.2.3.2 Ekklēsia in Sirach 50 -- 3.3.2.3.3 Four Interpretations of Ekklēsia in Sirach -- Greco-Roman Ekklēsia? -- Alexandrian Jewish Ekklēsia? -- Judean Ekklēsia? -- Ekklēsia as Translational Conundrum? -- 3.3.3 Public Assemblies in 1st Century CE Judea (Josephus) -- 3.3.4 Summary: Ekklēsia and Public Jewish Assemblies -- 3.4 Ekklēsia and Semi-Public Jewish Institutions -- 3.4.1 Egyptian Jewish Semi-Public Associations Named Ekklēsia? (Philo) -- 3.4.1.1 De virtutibus 108 -- 3.4.1.2 De specialibus legibus (The Special Laws) 1.324-25 -- 3.4.1.3 Quod Deus ist immutabilis 111 -- 3.4.2 Judean Semi-Public Associations Named Ekklēsia? (Paul) -- 3.4.3 Summary: Ekklēsia and Semi-Public Jewish Institutions -- 3.5 Conclusion: Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 Ekklēsia in Early Christ-follower Sources -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 Group Designations in the Early Jesus Movement -- 4.1.2 Ekklēsia Usage in the Early Jesus Movement -- 4.2 Who Were the First Christ-followers to Self-identify as Ekklēsia? -- 4.2.1 Pre-Pauline Jewish Christ-followers: Historiography and Provincialism -- 4.2.1.1 Provincialism in Acts: Ennomos Ekklēsia -- 4.2.1.2 History in Acts: Politarch -- 4.2.1.3 The Politics of Historiography: Josephus -- 4.2.1.4 Group Identity Construction: Jerusalem-Loyal Christ-Followers -- 4.2.2 Paul's Group Identity Construction Project: Greco-Roman Sources -- 4.2.3 Paul's Group Identity Construction Project: Jewish Sources -- 4.2.4 Summary: First Ekklēsia Association in the Early Jesus Movement? -- 4.3 Ekklēsia as Political Identity: Counter-Imperial Ideology? -- 4.3.1 Paul's Ekklēsia: Alternative Civic Ideology? -- 4.3.1.1 Assimilative Civic Ideology -- 4.3.1.2 Alternative Civic Ideology -- 4.3.1.3 Pauline Ekklēsiai as Alternative Societies 4.3.2 Paul's Ekklēsia: Counter-Imperial Ideology? -- 4.3.3 Paul's Ekklēsia: A Trans-Local Parallel Political Organization? -- 4.3.3.1 Dual Politeuma? -- 4.3.3.2 Three Levels of a Trans-Local Parallel Political Organization? -- 4.3.4 Paul's Ekklēsia: A Trans-Local Association? -- 4.3.5 Paul's Ekklēsia Ideology: Counter-Oligarchic, Socio-Ethnic Dēmokratia? -- 4.3.5.1 Pro-Dēmokratia Political Culture in the 1st Century CE -- 4.3.5.2 Pauline Ekklēsiai and Political Culture in Asia Minor -- 4.3.6 Summary: Pauline Ekklēsiai and Political Identity -- 4.4 Ekklēsia as Ethno-Religious Identity: Supersessionist Ideology? -- 4.4.1 "Jew," "Circumcision," and "Israel": Malleable Pauline Terminology? -- 4.4.1.1 Rom 2:17-29 ("A So-called Jew") -- 4.4.1.2 Phil 3:3 ("The [True] Circumcision") -- 4.4.1.3 Gal 6:16 ("The Israel of God") -- 4.4.1.4 Rom 11:26 ("All Israel") -- 4.4.2 "The Ekklēsia of Israel" (LXX): An Identity Co-opted by Paul? -- 4.4.3 Ekklēsia as Jewish Sacred Space: the Body of the Jewish Messiah -- 4.4.4 Ekklēsia as Jewish Sacred Space: Living Temple of God -- 4.4.5 Ekklēsia as Jewish Sacred Space: Sacred Jewish Synagogue -- 4.4.6 Ekklēsia as Jewish Sacred Space and Paul's Gentile Mission -- 4.4.7 Summary: Pauline Ekklēsiai and Jewish Ethno-Religious Identity -- 4.5 Conclusion: Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 1 Primary Epigraphic Sources -- 2 Primary Literary Sources -- 3 Secondary Sources -- Appendix 1: Ekklēsia in First Century BCE Inscriptions -- Appendix 2: Ekklēsia in First Century CE Inscriptions -- Appendix 3: Ekklēsia in Second Century CE Inscriptions -- Appendix 4: Synagō and Eis Ekklēsian: Greek Sources -- Appendix 5: Verbs with Eis Ekklēsian: Josephus -- Index of Inscriptional Sources -- Index of Literary Sources -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Modern Authors |
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| ISBN: | 9004344993 |