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050	0	4	_aBR165.H477.A535 2001
050	0	4	_aBR165
100	1		_aHellerman, Joseph H., _d1952-, _e1
245	1	4	_aThe ancient church as family / _cJoseph H. Hellerman. _hPR
260			_aMinneapolis, Minnesota : _bFortress Press, _c(c)2001.
300			_axv, 295 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_a1 (pages 271-283) and index.
505	0	0	_aChristianity in its social environment -- _tMediterranean family systems : structure and relationships -- _tOrigins of the surrogate kin group idea -- _tThe communities of Paul of Tarsus -- _tSecond-century Christian writers -- _tNorth African Christianity -- _tSummary and evaluation.
520	0		_aThe earliest churches around the Mediterranean were closely knit groups who regarded each other as family. But did this break down by the end of the first century in a move toward institutionalization? Or did these "fictive kin groups" persist into the second and third centuries? In this compelling treatment, Hellerman analyzes the elements of Mediterranean family systems and how they played a role in defining the structure and facilitating the values of these early groups of believers. Discussing Jesus, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Paul, writers of the second century (such as Justin, Ignatius of Antioch, and Irenaeus), and Cyprian in the third century, the author correlates the use of kinship language, the social structures of Patrilineal kin groups, and kinship values embodied in the churches. The witness of Greco-Roman authors, who wrote as outsiders, provides further confirmation of how solidarity, support, and nurture were constitutive elements of the self-understanding and practice of the churches. The implications for how we conceptualize the earliest history of the churches are wide-ranging. ~ Back Cover.
530			_a2
650		0	_aChurch history _yPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
650		0	_aKinship _xReligious aspects _xChristianity _xHistory of doctrines _yEarly church, ca. 30-600.
942			_cBK _hBR _m2001 _eDonation _i2019-02-16 _2ddc _w32.00
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell