The Imperial Cult and the Development of Church Order

The Imperial Cult and the Development of Church Order
Author :
Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 432
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9004114203
ISBN-13 : 9789004114203
Rating : 4/5 (203 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Imperial Cult and the Development of Church Order by : Allen Brent

Download or read book The Imperial Cult and the Development of Church Order written by Allen Brent and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1999 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a contra-cultural model of social interaction, this book examines the interaction between Pagan and early Christian constructions of social order focussing on the Imperial Cult as it developed, together with shared metaphysical assumptions, "pari passu" with Church Order.


The Imperial Cult and the Development of Church Order Related Books

The Imperial Cult and the Development of Church Order
Language: en
Pages: 432
Authors: Allen Brent
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999 - Publisher: BRILL

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Using a contra-cultural model of social interaction, this book examines the interaction between Pagan and early Christian constructions of social order focussin
Imperial Cult
Language: en
Pages: 94
Authors: Gwynaeth McIntyre
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-02-11 - Publisher: BRILL

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

As political power in Rome became centered on the emperor and his family, a system of honors and titles developed as one way to negotiate this new power dynamic
Behold the Man
Language: en
Pages: 258
Authors: Colleen Conway
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-05-07 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In this book, Colleen Conway looks at the construction of masculinity in New Testament depictions of Jesus. She argues that the New Testament writers necessaril
Jesus as Mediator
Language: en
Pages: 200
Authors: Malcolm Gill
Categories: Bibles
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: Peter Lang

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book addresses the influence of the imperial cult in first-century AD Asia Minor and its subsequent relevance to the reading of the New Testament. In parti
The Roman Army and the Expansion of the Gospel
Language: en
Pages: 240
Authors: Alexander Kyrychenko
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-01-31 - Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Although Roman centurions appear at crucial stages in the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, the significance of the centurion’s office for the deve