Serve the Community of the Church Christians As Leaders and Ministers

Name: Serve the Community of the Church Christians As Leaders and Ministers
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ISBN: 9780802841827

ISBN-10: 0802841821

ISBN-13: 9780802841827

Edition: 2000

Authors: Andrew D. Clarke

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List price: $35.50
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 315
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 6.00" tall
Weight: 1.166
Language: English

Andrew Clarke is Senior Lecturer in New Testament at the University of Aberdeen. His other books include: Secular and Christian Leadership in Corinth: A Socio-Historical and Exegetical Study of 1 Corinthians 1-6 (Leiden: Brill, 1993), and Serve the Community of the Church: Christians as Leaders and Ministers (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000).

Introduction	p. 1
The Social Context of the New Testament	p. 1
Mind the Gap	p. 5
Leadership in the Graeco-Roman City	p. 11
The Political Structures of the Graeco-Roman City	p. 13
The Religious Structures of the Graeco-Roman City	p. 19
Leading Figures in the Graeco-Roman City	p. 25
Leadership in the Roman Colony and City	p. 35
The Status and Constitution of Roman Cities	p. 36
Leading Figures in the Roman Colony	p. 41
Leadership in the Voluntary Associations	p. 59
Defining the Voluntary Associations	p. 62
The Social, Political and Religious Dimensions of Voluntary Associations	p. 65
Leadership in the Family and Household	p. 79
The Father as the Leader of the Household	p. 86
The Father and his Sons	p. 90
The Father and his Slaves	p. 92
The Father and Household Religion	p. 95
Leadership in the Jewish Synagogues	p. 103
The Origins of the Synagogue	p. 105
The Function of the Synagogue	p. 119
The Role and Function of Synagogue Leaders	p. 126
The Status of Jews in Society	p. 138
Leadership Models for the Christian Community	p. 145
The Influence of Graeco-Roman Society on Christian Communities	p. 148
The Christian Community and Cities	p. 151
The Christian Community and Associations	p. 153
The Christian Community and Families and Households	p. 160
The Christian Community and the Synagogue	p. 166
The Nature of the New Testament Evidence	p. 170
Secular Leadership in the Christian Community	p. 173
1 Corinthians - a Community Divided over its Leaders	p. 174
2 Corinthians - a Community Boastful of its Leaders	p. 185
Romans - a Community with Leaders Preoccupied with Status	p. 189
Philippians - a Community with Leaders Preoccupied with Politics	p. 192
1 & 2 Thessalonians - a Community influenced by Pagan Culture	p. 197
Galatians - Communities with Proud Leaders	p. 201
Philemon - a Household Leader and Church Leader	p. 202
Pauline Ministry in the Christian Community	p. 209
Authority	p. 210
Ministry or Service	p. 233
Conclusions	p. 249
Christian 'Leaders' Serving as 'Ministers'	p. 249
Institutionalization	p. 251
Bibliography	p. 253
Indexes	p. 287
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