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The Pauline Church and the Corinthian Ekklesia: Volume 164

Greco-Roman Associations in Comparative Context

by Richard Last

  • Hardback
  • 274 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.8 cm

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Moving past earlier descriptions of first-century Christ groups that were based on examining the New Testament in isolation from extant sources produced by analogous cult groups throughout Mediterranean antiquity, this book engages with underexplored epigraphic and papyrological records and situates the behaviour of Paul's Corinthian ekklesia within broader patterns of behaviour practised by Greco-Roman associations. Richard Last's comparative analysis generates highly original contributions to our understanding of the social history of the Jesus movement: he shows that the Corinthians were a small group who had no fixed meeting place, who depended on financial contributions from all ten members in order to survive, and who attracted recruits by offering social benefits such as crowns and office-holding that made other ancient cult groups successful. This volume provides a much-needed robust alternative to the traditional portrayal of Pauline Christ groups as ecclesiastically egalitarian, devoid of normative honorific practices, and free for the poor.
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  • Author

    Richard Last

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    November 2015

  • Weight

    450g

  • Page Count

    274

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9781107100633

  • ISBN-10

    1107100631

  • Eden Code

    4335140

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