{"product_id":"greco-roman-associations-deities-and-early-bruce-w-longenecker-9781481315166","title":"Greco-Roman Associations, Deities, and Early Christianity","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding associations in the Greco-Roman world enhances the study of the rise of early Christianity--whether at the micro-level of interpreting particular texts or at the macro-level of assessing the spread of Christ-devotion in the pre-Constantinian era. The twenty-four contributions contained within \u003ci\u003eGreco-Roman Associations, Deities, and Early Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e enlarge our perspectives on the extent to which Greco-Roman associations bring features of Christian origins into relief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThematic studies include associational social reputation; women in associations; deities and devotion; financial strategies of group maintenance; care for the poor; varieties of group identity; refinements of terminological and conceptual apparatus; funerary practices; occupational groups; and the alleged role of Christianity in the demise of associations. Studies of particular phenomena include 1 Thessalonians, 1 Corinthians, Paul's Collection, Hebrews, a late first-century Christian family, 1 Clement, and Clement of Alexandria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the essays cover a wide spectrum of topics, they retain a clear focus on aspects of corporate life within ancient associations as \u003ci\u003ecomparanda\u003c\/i\u003e for the study of early Christ-groups within their social milieu. These essays, all kept to a disciplined length, represent the work of impressive scholars from a range of interdisciplinary, intergenerational, and international contexts. The volume's symposium of voices and lively scholarly exchange productively expand current conversations about Greco-Roman associations, deities, and early Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce W. Longenecker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1481315161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481315166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baylor University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.80w x 1.30d","brand":"Bruce W. Longenecker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071498449151,"sku":"9781481315166","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_63e7195b-7bbf-489f-8afc-e157a6642a96.jpg?v=1685436457","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/greco-roman-associations-deities-and-early-bruce-w-longenecker-9781481315166","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}