LEADER 02617oam 2200637I 450 001 9910451214703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-203-42772-6 010 $a1-280-32044-3 010 $a0-203-29726-1 010 $a1-134-83381-4 010 $a9786610320448 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203427729 035 $a(CKB)1000000000254693 035 $a(EBL)178577 035 $a(OCoLC)646720019 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000155459 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11149809 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000155459 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10114854 035 $a(PQKB)10319573 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC178577 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL178577 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10062879 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL32044 035 $a(OCoLC)52079388 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000254693 100 $a20180706d1994 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe first Christians in their social worlds $esocial-scientific approaches to New Testament interpretation /$fPhilip F. Esler 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d1994. 215 $a1 online resource (173 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-11122-6 311 $a0-415-11121-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [147]-156) and indexes. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Social worlds, social sciences and the New Testament; Reading the Mediterranean social script; Glossolalia and the admission of Gentiles into the early Christian community; Sectarianism and the conflict at Antioch; Introverted sectarianism at Qumran and in the Johannine community; Millennialism and Daniel 7; The social function of 4 Ezra; Sorcery accusations and the Apocalypse; References; Index of ancient sources; Index of modern authors 330 $aAn examination of how the New Testament was influenced by the social realities of the early Christian communities for whom the books were wtitten. It reveals an intimate connection between society and Gospel. 606 $aSociology, Biblical 606 $aChristian sociology$xHistory$yEarly church, ca. 30-600 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSociology, Biblical. 615 0$aChristian sociology$xHistory 676 $a225.6/7 700 $aEsler$b Philip Francis.$0566769 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451214703321 996 $aThe first Christians in their social worlds$92452152 997 $aUNINA