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Christ's Associations - Connecting and Belonging in the Ancient City (Hardcover)
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Christ's Associations - Connecting and Belonging in the Ancient City (Hardcover)
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A groundbreaking investigation of early Christ groups in the
ancient Mediterranean As an urban movement, the early groups of
Christ followers came into contact with the many small groups in
Greek and Roman antiquity. Organized around the workplace, a deity,
a diasporic identity, or a neighborhood, these associations
gathered in small face-to-face meetings and provided the principal
context for cultic and social interactions for their members.
Unlike most other groups, however, about which we have data on
their rules of membership, financial management, and organizational
hierarchy, we have very little information about early Christ
groups. Drawing on data about associative practices throughout the
ancient world, this innovative study offers new insight into the
structure and mission of the early Christ groups. John S.
Kloppenborg situates the Christ associations within the broader
historical context of the ancient Mediterranean and reveals that
they were probably smaller than previously believed and did not
have a uniform system of governance, and that the attraction of
Christ groups was based more on practice than theological belief.
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