Spiritual Life in the Early Church: The Witness of Acts and Ephesians - Softcover

Thurston, Bonnie Bowman

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Synopsis

Common is the assumption that the piety of the earliest Christians is determinative for the church of all ages. But what were the basic features of this spirituality? And how can those ancient practices and attitudes be brought to bear on religious life today?

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About the Author

Bonnie Bowman Thurston is William F. Orr Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her earlier books are: The Widows: A Women's Ministry in the Early Church (Fortress Press, 1989); Spiritual Life in the Early Church: The Witness of Acts and Ephesians (Fortress Press, 1993); and Women in the New Testament (1998).

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