03039nam 2200577 450 991046099320332120210527001925.090-04-29963-710.1163/9789004299634(CKB)3710000000420875(SSID)ssj0001497436(PQKBManifestationID)11920834(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001497436(PQKBWorkID)11494673(PQKB)10234446(MiAaPQ)EBC2063829(nllekb)BRILL9789004299634(Au-PeEL)EBL2063829(CaPaEBR)ebr11061958(CaONFJC)MIL792505(OCoLC)910845369(EXLCZ)99371000000042087520150618h20152015 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrCommunity building in the Shepherd of Hermas a critical study of some key aspects /by Mark GrundekenLeiden, Netherlands ;Boston, [Massachusetts] :Brill,2015.©20151 online resource (243 pages)Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae,0920-623X ;Volume 131Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph90-04-29885-1 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Jewish Christianity -- 2 Resurrection Belief -- 3 Sectarianism -- 4 The Roman Empire -- 5 Women -- 6 “Charity” -- 7 Baptism and Metanoia -- 8 Community Meals -- 9 The Sunday Collection -- 10 Dancing (and Singing) -- 11 The “Holy Kiss” -- General Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Modern Authors.In Community Building in the Shepherd of Hermas , Mark Grundeken investigates key aspects of Christian community life as reflected upon in the early Christian writing the Shepherd of Hermas (2nd century C.E.). Grundeken’s thematic study deals with various topics: the community’s identity, including its (alleged) ‘Jewish Christianness’, (lack of) resurrection belief, sectarian tendencies and its relation to the authorities and to the emperor cult; social features, encompassing gender roles and charity; and rituals such as baptism, metanoia , Eucharistic meals, the Sunday collection, dancing (and singing), the ‘holy kiss’ and reading of Scripture. The many fruitful entries prove Hermas to be one of the main texts for studying the development of community building in the early church.Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ;Volume 131.CommunitiesReligious aspectsChristianityElectronic books.CommunitiesReligious aspectsChristianity.229.93Grundeken Mark1984-965696MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460993203321Community building in the Shepherd of Hermas2191038UNINA