The earliest history of the Christian gathering : origin, development and content of the Christian gathering in the first to third centuries /

The earliest history of the Christian gathering : origin, development and content of the Christian gathering in the first to third centuries /

Recent research has made a strong case for the view that Early Christian communities, sociologically considered, functioned as voluntary religious associations. This is similar to the practice of many other cultic associations in the Greco-Roman world of the first century CE. Building upon this new...

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Main Author: Alikin, Valeriy A.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Series: Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements 102.
Vigiliae Christianae Supplements Online, ISBN: 9789004308961.

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Religious gatherings > Christianity > History.
Worship > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Lord's Supper > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Agape > History.
Sacred meals > Rome > Comparative studies.
Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Religious gatherings > Rome > Comparative studies.
Rome > Religious life and customs.

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Call Number: BV6 .A44 2010eb

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
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  • Introduction /
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  • Chapter One. The Origin Of The Weekly Gathering In The Early Church /
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  • Chapter Two. The Gatherings Of Christians In The Morning /
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  • Chapter Three. The Lord's Supper In The Early Church /
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  • Chapter Four. The Reading Of Scripture In The Gathering Of The Early Church /
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  • Chapter Five. Preaching In The Gathering Of The Early Church /
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  • Chapter Six. Singing And Prayer In The Gathering Of The Early Church /
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  • Chapter Seven. Other Ritual Actions In The Gatherings Of The Early Church /
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  • General Conclusions /
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  • Appendices /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • Index Of Ancient Sources /
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  • Subject Index /
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