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The Earliest Christian Meeting Places

Almost Exclusively Houses?

by Edward Adams

  • Paperback
  • 280 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • 15.5 x 23.2 x 2.3 cm

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Edward Adams challenges a strong consensus in New Testament and Early Christian studies: that the early Christians met 'almost exclusively' in houses. This assumption has been foundational for research on the social formation of the early churches, the origins and early development of church architecture, and early Christian worship. Recent years have witnessed increased scholarly interest in the early 'house church'. Adams re-examines the New Testament and other literary data, as well as archaeological and comparative evidence, showing that explicit evidence for assembling in houses is not nearly as extensive as is usually thought. He also shows that there is literary and archaeological evidence for meeting in non-house settings. Adams makes the case that during the first two centuries, the alleged period of the 'house church', it is plausible to imagine the early Christians gathering in a range of venues rather than almost entirely in private houses. His thesis has wide-ranging implications.
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  • Author

    Edward Adams

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

  • Published

    November 2015

  • Weight

    400g

  • Page Count

    280

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 23.2 x 2.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780567663146

  • ISBN-10

    0567663140

  • Eden Code

    4324314

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