The three worlds of Paul of Tarsus
Annotation
| Autres titres: | 3 worlds of Paul of Tarsus |
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| Collaborateurs: | ; |
| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publié: |
London New York
Routledge
1998
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| Dans: | Année: 1998 |
| Recensions: | WALLACE, R. and W. WILLIAMS, The Three Worlds of Paul of Tarsus (London and New York: Routledge, 1998), pp. xiv + 239, paper; £12.99; ISBN 0-415- 13592-3 (2000)
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| Classifications IxTheo: | HC Nouveau Testament |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Rome
Social life and customs
B Manners and customs B Rome Religious life and customs B Paul the Apostle, Saint B Rome (Empire) B Religious Life B RELIGION ; Biblical Biography ; New Testament B Electronic books B Paul |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Print version: Three worlds of Paul of Tarsus: |
| Résumé: | Annotation Part Part 1 THE WORLD OF PAUL --chapter 1 INTRODUCTION: THE THREE WORLDS --chapter 2 THE GEOGRAPHY OF PAUL'S WORLD 10 /Syria and Palestine --chapter 3 TRAVELLING THE WORLD --part Part 2 PEOPLES, CULTURES AND LANGUAGES --chapter 4 THE NATIVE CULTURES 33 /Greece and Macedonia --chapter 5 HELLENISATION IN THE NEAR EAST --chapter 6 ROMAN RULE IN THE NEAR EAST --part Part 3 THE CITY, THE STATE AND THE INDIVIDUAL --chapter 7 THE LIFE OF THE POLIS --chapter 8 THE INDIVIDUAL'S SELF-IDENTIFICATION --part Part 4 --chapter 9 PALESTINE, SYRIA AND ARABIA 153 /Jerusalem --chapter 10 CYPRUS AND SOUTHERN ASIA MINOR --chapter 11 WESTERN ASIA MINOR --chapter 12 GREECE AND MACEDONIA --chapter 13 ROME AND THE WEST 218 218 /Malta Syracuse. The world in which early Christianity developed consisted of a complex of distinct communities and cultural layers, which interacted with one another, sometimes co-operatively, and sometimes in confrontation. The Three Worlds of Paul of Tarsus explores this world through the life of the apostle Paul, examining the three fundamental cultural layers: the native cultures; the common Hellenistic culture which had been spread in the east as a result of the conquests of Alexander; and the culture of the political overlord, Rome. It shows how Paul, as a Jew, a Greek-speaker and a Roman citizen, participates in all of these layers. The authors give an account of the places Paul visited, showing their historical, cultural and political differences and discuss the varied categories, such as religion, philosophy and language, which constituted identity |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-230) and index. - Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 0415135915 |