The first urban churches 2 : Roman Corinth /
edited by James R. Harrison and L.L. Welborn.
- Atlanta : SBL Press, (c)2016.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 353 pages)
- Writings from the Greco-Roman world supplement series ; number 8 .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: excavating the urban life of Roman Corinth / Inequality in Roman Corinth: evidence from diverse sources evaluated by a neo-Ricardian model / Negotiating multiple modes of religion and identity in Roman Corinth / Between polis, oikos, and ekklesia: the challenge of negotiating the spirit world (1 Cor. 12:1-11) / Brother against brother: Controversiae about inheritance disputes and 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 / The changing rural horizons of Corinth's first urban Christians / Mixed-language inscribing at Roman Corinth / Paul and the Agōnothetai at Corinth: engaging the civic values of antiquity / James R. Harrison -- L.L. Welborn -- Cavan Concannon -- Kathy Ehrensperger -- Michael Peppard -- David K. Pettegrew -- Bradley J. Bitner -- "The God of this age" (2 Cor 4:4) and Paul's empire-resisting Gospel at Corinth / Fredrick J. Long -- James R. Harrison.
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City churches. Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. Cities and towns--Religious aspects--Christianity.