Early Christianity in the Lycus Valley /

In Early Christianity in the Lycus Valley , Ulrich Huttner explores the way Christians established communities and defined their position within their surroundings from the first to the fifth centuries. He shows that since the time of Paul the apostle, the cities Colossae, Hierapolis and Laodicea al...

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Main Author: Huttner, U.

Format: eBook

Language: English
German

Published: Boston : Brill, 2013.

Series: Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity 85.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2014, ISBN: 9789004262416.

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Call Number: BR185 .H8813 2013

Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Introduction
  • Historical Background
  • Pauline Influence: Philemon and Colossians
  • The Letter in the Apocalypse of John
  • Philip and His Daughters
  • Papias and Apollinarius: Bishops in Hierapolis
  • Institutionalization: Clerical Offices, Synods, and Councils
  • Persecution and Legends
  • Conclusion: Communitization and the Search for a Standpoint
  • Sources and Bibliography
  • Indexes.