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100 1 $aAscough, Richard S.
245 10 $aWhat are they saying about the formation of the
Pauline churches? /$cRichard S. Ascough.
260 $aNew York :$bPaulist Press,$cc1998.
300 $aviii, 133p.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 1 $a"The Early Church was made up of a myriad of
local churches, each with different settings, problems and
ideas regarding how its community should be structured. What
Are They Saying About the Formation of Pauline Churches?
surveys the different models available in the Greco-Roman
period for understanding how Paul's Christian groups ordered
their communities. There are four models: the synagogue, the
philosophical school, the ancient mystery cult and the
voluntary association. Dr. Ascough devotes a chapter to each
model and to the authors who use it to understand Pauline
churches. The archaeological and literary data are
coordinated with data from the Pauline letters to reveal the
strengths and weaknesses of the models for understanding
these churches. In the end, all four models are helpful and
no one model is adequate to explain all the aspects of each
Pauline church." "This is a book for those seeking an
overall view of the debate on the culture and organization
of the first Christian communities."--BOOK JACKET.
630 00 $aBible.$pN.T.$pEpistles of Paul$xCriticism,
interpretation, etc.
630 00 $aBible.$pN.T.$pActs$xCriticism, interpretation,
etc.
650 0 $aPauline churches.
650 0 $aChristian communities$zMediterranean Region.
651 0 $aMediterranean Region$xChurch history.
