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Entertaining angels : early Christian hospitality in its Mediterranean setting / Andrew E. Arterbury. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: New Testament monographs ; 8.Publication details: Sheffield : Sheffield Phoenix, (c)2005.Description: viii, 227 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781905048212
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BV4647.A786.E584 2005
  • BV4647
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Contents:
Greco-Roman hospitality in antiquity -- Jewish hospitality in antiquity -- Early Christian hospitality
The custom of hospitality in Luke's writings with a focus on Acts 10-11.
Review: "Unlike other writers, Arterbury combs through a broad spectrum of Greek, Roman and Jewish texts - as well as early Christian texts outside the New Testament - for literary depictions of the custom of hospitality. As well, he brings into the picture the Greek novels, which provide us with vivid insights into ancient Mediterranean life. His book presents the most complete analysis of the terms used for hospitality. And he shows how important the practice of hospitality is in understanding the narrative of the conversion of the Gentile Cornelius in Acts 10-11: Luke is here suggesting that Christian communities should employ the traditional custom of hospitality as an effective means of bridging the cultural divide between Jews and Gentiles, evangelizing unbelievers, and forging bonds of friendship with strangers." "This example of what Arterbury describes as 'historical audience-oriented criticism' will be appreciated by scholars and students interested in the reality of life in New Testament times."--BOOK JACKET.
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PART 1: MEDITERRANEAN HOSPITALITY IN ANTIQUITY -- Greco-Roman hospitality in antiquity -- Jewish hospitality in antiquity -- Early Christian hospitality

PART 2: THE CUSTOM OF HOSPITALITY IN LUKE AND ACTS -- The custom of hospitality in Luke's writings with a focus on Acts 10-11.

"Unlike other writers, Arterbury combs through a broad spectrum of Greek, Roman and Jewish texts - as well as early Christian texts outside the New Testament - for literary depictions of the custom of hospitality. As well, he brings into the picture the Greek novels, which provide us with vivid insights into ancient Mediterranean life. His book presents the most complete analysis of the terms used for hospitality. And he shows how important the practice of hospitality is in understanding the narrative of the conversion of the Gentile Cornelius in Acts 10-11: Luke is here suggesting that Christian communities should employ the traditional custom of hospitality as an effective means of bridging the cultural divide between Jews and Gentiles, evangelizing unbelievers, and forging bonds of friendship with strangers." "This example of what Arterbury describes as 'historical audience-oriented criticism' will be appreciated by scholars and students interested in the reality of life in New Testament times."--BOOK JACKET.

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