Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era Exploring the Background of Early Christianity

Name: Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era Exploring the Background of Early Christianity
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ISBN: 9780830815890

ISBN-10: 0830815899

ISBN-13: 9780830815890

Edition: 1999

Authors: James S. Jeffers

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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 settled quarter of Corinth. In the lingering light of a summer evening, men, women and children, merchants, working poor and slaves, a mix of races and backgrounds have assembled in the dimly lit main room are are spilling into the central courtyard. This odd assortment of gathered believers--some thirty in number--are attentive as the newly arrived and travel-weary emissary from Paul reads from the papyrus scroll he has brought from their apostolic mentor.But if you were to be transported to this scene you would perhaps be overwhelmed by a flood of…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 10/7/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

Jeffers is associate professor in the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University, and he teaches ancient history at California State University in Dominguez Hills. He has also written Conflict at Rome: Social Order and Hierarchy in Early Christianity (Fortress).



List of Figures


List of Maps


List of Tables


Preface



Historical Background to the New Testament Era



Life and Death in the First Century



The City in the Greco-Roman World



Influences on Christian Organization



Religion in the Greco-Roman World



Governing of the Provinces and Palestine



Tools of Governance: Finances, Law and the Military



Social Class and Status in the Empire



Citizenship



The Jews in the Cities



Slavery



The Family, Women and Education



Provinces and Cities of the New Testament Era



A Summary of Greco-Roman History



Chronology of Events


Maps


Notes


Subject Index


Scripture Index