Urban Religion, Neighbourhoods and the Early Christian Meeting Places

In a recent study, Edward Adams has attempted to refute the standard view that early Christians met in private houses and argues instead in favour of a number of other possibilities. I show that he misinterprets various key passages, fails to differentiate between the various occasions for early Chr...

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Main Author: Bremmer, Jan N. 1944- (Author)
Contributors: Dettwiler, Andreas 1960- (Bibliographic antecedent) ; Adams, Edward (Bibliographic antecedent)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Mohr Siebeck [2020]
In: Religion in the Roman empire
Year: 2020, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 48-74
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Roman Empire / Church / Neighborhood / Meeting
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BE Greco-Roman religions
CH Christianity and Society
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
Further subjects:B Early Christians
B Baptism
B Urban Religion
B Cemeteries
B Neighbourhood
B voluntary associations
B (house) churches
B Prayer
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