From Paul to Valentinus : Christians at Rome in the First Two Centuries

Peter Lampe

ISBN 10: 0800627024 / ISBN 13: 9780800627027

Published by Augsburg Fortress Publishing Okt 2003, 2003

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Neuware - In this pathbreaking study of the rise and shape of the earliest churches in Rome, Lampe integrates history, archaeology, theology, and social analysis. He also takes a close look at inscriptional evidence to complement the reading of the great literary texts: from Paul's Letter to the Romans to the writings of Clement of Rome, Justin Martyr, Montanus, and Valentinus. Thoroughly reworked and updated by the author for this English-language edition, this study is a groundbreaking work, broad in scope and closely detailed. Lampe deals with the shape of leadership and the Christians' relation to the Judeans living in Rome. In six parts, comprised of fifty-one chapters and four appendices, Lampe greatly advances our knowledge of the shape of leadership and the Christians' relation to the Judeans living in Rome.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: From Paul to Valentinus : Christians at Rome in the First Two Centuries
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing Okt 2003
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0800627024
• ISBN 13: 9780800627027
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 162H x 34D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 162 millimeters height by 34 millimeters depth
• Weight: 857 grams

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Synopsis

In this pathbreaking study of the rise and shape of the earliest churches in Rome, Lampe integrates history, archaeology, theology, and social analysis. He also takes a close look at inscriptional evidence to complement the reading of the great literary texts: from Paul's Letter to the Romans to the writings of Clement of Rome, Justin Martyr, Montanus, and Valentinus. Thoroughly reworked and updated by the author for this English-language edition, this study is a groundbreaking work, broad in scope and closely detailed. Lampe deals with the shape of leadership and the Christians' relation to the Judeans living in Rome. In six parts, comprised of fifty-one chapters and four appendices, Lampe greatly advances our knowledge of the shape of leadership and the Christians' relation to the Judeans living in Rome.

About the Author

Peter Lampe is Professor of New Testament at the University of Tubingen, Germany.