The Impact of Scripture in Early Christianity

J. Boeft

ISBN 10: 9004111433 / ISBN 13: 9789004111431

Published by Koninklijke Brill BV Jan 1999, 1999

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Neuware - One of the most conspicuous innovations of early Christianity within Greco-Roman culture is its reliance upon a collection of authoritative texts. The ultimate author of Scripture was thought to be God Himself, whose will could and should be sought and found in these holy writings. For this reason it is not surprising that very soon these texts not only became the object of careful attention and scholarly study, but also put their stamp on the various forms and manifestations of early Christian life, such as martyrdom, asceticism, liturgy, art, and literature. This multifarious influence of Scripture is the subject of The Impact of Scripture in Early Christianity. It contains fourteen contributions, predominantly in English, by Belgian and Dutch scholars which have been gathered in a thematically ordered collection.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Impact of Scripture in Early Christianity
• Publisher: Koninklijke Brill BV Jan 1999
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004111433
• ISBN 13: 9789004111431
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 155H x 21D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 21 millimeters depth
• Weight: 630 grams

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Synopsis

One of the most conspicuous innovations of early Christianity within Greco-Roman culture is its reliance upon a collection of authoritative texts. The ultimate author of Scripture was thought to be God Himself, whose will could and should be sought and found in these holy writings. For this reason it is not surprising that very soon these texts not only became the object of careful attention and scholarly study, but also put their stamp on the various forms and manifestations of early Christian life, such as martyrdom, asceticism, liturgy, art, and literature.
This multifarious influence of Scripture is the subject of The Impact of Scripture in Early Christianity. It contains fourteen contributions, predominantly in English, by Belgian and Dutch scholars which have been gathered in a thematically ordered collection.

About the Author

J. den Boeft, Ph.D. (1970) in Classical Philology, University of Leiden, is Professor of Latin at the Free University, Amsterdam, and of Hellenistic Religions at the University of Utrecht. Areas of interest: Augustine, early Christian martyrdom, Roman poetry, Ammiamus Marcellinus.
M.L. van Poll-van de Lisdonk, Ph.D. (1981) in Classical Philology, Catholic University at Nijmegen. Member of the Comité de rédaction of Erasmus' Opera omnia, editor of vol. II 1 and 2 (Adagia).