The Making of Fornication: Eros, Ethics, and Political Reform in Greek Philosophy and Early Christianity, Paperback

Homer was the gateway to education, to the skills of reading and writing. These skills were necessary for the nascent Church. Knowledge of Homer's ...

Reducere. The third and final installment of James Dunn's magisterial history of Christian origins through 190 C.E., Neither Jew nor Greek: A Contested Ident...

Two verses about Moses in the Bible have been the subject of debate since the first century. In Exodus 33: 20, God tells Moses that no one can see ...

Reducere. DescriptionThis small book, the last work of a world-renowned scholar, has established itself as a classic. It provides a superb overview of the va...

Reducere. DescriptionMany years ago, in a lecture on the creation of the Mishnah, the Orthodox Jewish historian, Rabbi Berel Wein discussed the rise of early...

In colorful detail, Calvin Lane explores the dynamic intersection between reform movements and everyday Christian practice from ca. 1000 to ca. 180...

Reducere. What was life like for first-century Christians? Imagine a modest-sized Roman home of a well-to-do Christian household wedged into a thickly settle...

Christologicalterminology in its Biblical and Early Church contextsPublisher: James Clarke & Co LtdNumber of pages: 416Publication date: 2022Dimens...

Reducere. Not a year goes by without the Pope or another Christian dignitary singing the praises of fecundity and the virtues of family, preferably numerous....

Reducere. After studying ancient Greek for a year, students often become discouraged when presented with unabridged classical texts that offer only minimal s...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. The liturgical year is a relatively modern invention. The term itself only came into use in the late sixteenth century. In antiquity, Christians di...

The benefits of the digital age are huge. Our lives have been transformed, both in the developed and the undeveloped world. However, this transform...

Reducere. An internationally recognized scholar highlights the important role the North African church played in the development of Christian thought. This a...

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the YearA Tablet Book of the YearMarking a departure in our understanding of Christian views of the afterlif...

Readers: College, university, and seminary students; New Testament scholars

Reducere. How old is prejudice against black people? Were the racist attitudes that fueled the Atlantic slave trade firmly in place 700 years before the Euro...

How and why did the early church grow in the first four hundred years despite disincentives, harassment, and occasional persecution? In this unique...

DescriptionThroughout the 'long 19th century', the Ottoman and Russian empires shared a goal of destroying one another. Yet, they also shared a sim...

Reducere. How is the state produced? In what ways did enslaved African Americans shape modern governing practices? Ryan A. Quintana provocatively answers the...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): David (New York University, USA) KonstanNumber of pages: 216Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 156 x ...

This beautifully designed, full-color textbook introduces the Roman background of the New Testament by immersing students in the life and culture o...

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Reducere. Deepens and refreshes our view of early Christianity while casting a disturbing light on the evolution of the attitudes passed down to us. How did ...

Reducere. The Jewish sect which ascribed Jesus the title of Messiah was eventually transformed into a non-Jewish movement wholly separated from its Jewish co...

Who were the Gnostics? And how did the Gnostic movement influence the development of Christianity in antiquity? Is it true that the Church rejected...

Reducere. Having long served as a standard introduction to the world of the early church, Everett Ferguson's Backgrounds of Early Christianity has been expan...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Bradley H. (University of Toronto, Canada) McLeanNumber of pages: 262Publication date: 2022Dimension...

In its exploration of puppetry and animation as the performative media of choice for mastering the art of illusion, To Embody the Marvelous engages...

Publisher: Princeton University PressNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 154 x 231 x 23Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s):...