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Early Christianity
Examining sources and case studies, this fascinating book explores
early Christianity, how it was studied, how it is studied now, and
how Judaeo-Christian values came to form the ideological bedrock
of modern western culture.
Looking at the diverse source materials available, from the
earliest New Testament texts and the complex treatises of early
Christian authors such as Lactantius and Eusebius, to archaeology,
epigraphy, and papyrology, the book examines what is needed to
study the subject, what materials are available, how useful they
are, and how the study of the subject may be approached.
Case study chapters focus on important problems in the
study of early Christianity including:
• the book of Acts as a source for the social
dynamics of cities and the tensions inherent in
Hellenistic Judaism
• orthodoxy and organization in early Christianity
• early Christianity and the Roman empire.
Also including a comprehensive guide for students that lists major
collections of literary and non-literary sources, the chief journals
and series, and important textbooks,
Early Christianity
is an
excellent aid to the study of Christianity in history.
Mark Humphries
is senior lecturer in Classics at the National
University of Ireland, Maynooth. He is the author of
Communities
of the Blessed
(OUP 1999) and a chapter in the
Cambridge
Ancient History
XIV (2000). He is a general editor of the series
Translated Texts for Historians
.
Classical Foundations
The books in this series introduce students to the broad areas of
study within classical studies and ancient history. They will be
particularly helpful to students coming to the subject for the first
time, or to those already familiar with an academic discipline who
need orientation in a new field. The authors work to a common
brief but not to a rigid structure: they set out to demonstrate the
importance of the chosen subject and the lines of recent and
continuing research and interpretation. Each book will provide a
brief survey of the range of the subject, accompanied by some
case studies demonstrating how one may go on deeper into it.
Each will also include guidance of a practical kind on sources,
resources and reference material, and how to pursue the subject
further. When complete, the series will comprise a critical map
of the whole field of ancient studies.
The series is planned to include:
Early Christianity
Greek History
Greek Literature
Greek Philosophy
Late Antiquity
Latin Literature
Roman Social History
The Roman Empire
Books currently available in the series:
Roman Social History
Susan Treggiari
Latin Literature
Susanna Morton Braund
Greek History
Robin Osborne
Early Christianity
Mark Humphries
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First published 2006
by Routledge
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Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
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© 2006 Mark Humphries
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the
British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Humphries, Mark.
Early Christianity/by Mark Humphries. – 1st ed.
p. cm. – (Classical foundations)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Church history – Primitive and early church, ca.
30–600 I. Title. II. Series.
BR165.H74 2006
270.1–dc22
2005023645
ISBN10: 0–415–20538–7 (hbk)
ISBN10: 0–415–20539–5 (pbk)
ISBN13: 9–78–0–415–20538–2 (hbk)
ISBN13: 9–78–0–415–20539–9 (pbk)
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