The seven cities of the apocalypse and Greco-Asian culture

"The companion to The Seven Cities of the Apocalypse and Roman Culture, this study explores the social world in which early Christians functioned in Asia, providing a comprehensive picture of life in this eastern province of the Roman Empire and focusing on how the local environment affects the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Worth, Roland H., 1943- autor (autor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Eugene, Oregon : Wipf & Stock [2019]
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Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b46540428*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Glorious Ephesus: The City, the History, the Culture
  • 2. Glorious Ephesus: Artemis and Her Competitors
  • 3. Monotheism in Ephesus
  • 4. Rival Smyrna
  • 5. Monotheism and Polytheism in Smyrna
  • 6. Regal Pergamon: The City's Civic Monuments and Polytheistic Religions
  • 7. Regal Pergamon: Divided Christianity and Societal Allusions in John's Mini-Epistle
  • 8. Mercantile Thyatira
  • 9. Invincible Sardis
  • 10. Philadelphia: City of Opportunity
  • 11. Undecided Laodicea.