Daily Life in the Early Church - Studies in the Church Social History of the First Five Centuries (Paperback, New Ed)

What did the early Christians wear' What did they eat' What did they talk about over the dinner table' What recreations did they enjoy' These are among the questions answered in this study, which reveals the social background to the first five hundred years of the Church's development, through six vividly recounted, biographical portraits. Applying the methods of the social historian to the early Church, the author describes the daily life of the first believers, personifying the general facts and depicting them in these composite portraits of specific individuals, who are taken as representatives of different strands of early Christian life: Clement, a philosopher and teacher in Alexandria at the end of the 2nd century Paul of Samosata, A.D. 268, who taught heretically in Antioch Virginia, A.D. 304, whose last day on earth is set against the background of Diocletian's persecutions Diogenes, a sexton of Rome John Chrysotom, A.D. 400, a great Bishop of the Church John Cassian, a friend of Chrysotom and resident of Marseilles. The author uses contemporary documents and authorities to construct the biographies, which animate and illuminate the early development of the Church. By conducting the reader through the daily routines of these individuals, the past is recreated as a living reality. "A little rest is now obviously called for, and Paul goes up to the roof where a couch is placed beneath an awning. The air is pleasantly warm and filled with the mingled scent of lilies, jacinths and pinks which rises from the many gardens of Antioch." Extract from Paul

General

Imprint:	Lutterworth Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2003
First published:	2002
Authors:	John Gordon Davies
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	188
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7188-9019-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Early Church Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Early Church Books > Christianity > Early Church
LSN:	0-7188-9019-1
Barcode:	9780718890193

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