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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