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In this pathbreaking study of the rise and shape of the earliest churches in Rome, Lampe integrates history, archaeology, theology, and social analysis. He also takes a close look at inscriptional evidence to complement the reading of the great literary texts: from Paul's Letter to the Romans to the writings of Clement of Rome, Justin Martyr, Montanus, and Valentinus. Thoroughly reworked and updated by the author for this English-language edition, this study is a groundbreaking work, broad in scope and closely detailed. In six parts, comprised of fifty-one chapters and four appendices, Lampe greatly advances our knowledge of the shape of leadership and the Christians' relation to the Judeans living in Rome.
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'This impressive work puts our study of early Roman Christianity on a new and more certain empirical basis and must now serve as the point of departure for all subsequent research. . . . Lampe has expanded our database and has provided the most extensive social profile of Roman Christianity currently available.' John H. Elliott, Catholic Biblical Quarterly
"This study is so masterful in its grasp of a vast array of evidence, so solid and innovative in its methodology, and so audacious in conception that it is bound to become a classic. It is the most important historical and sociological study ever written on Roman Christianity." Robert Jewett, Interpretation
"Lampe shows that there are both archaeological and literary grounds for saying that the early Roman Christian community was at first indistinguishable from the Jewish one, from which it emerged as perhaps a less affluent underclass of God-fearers. Lampe's book will impress all who read it as a well-informed attempt to synthesize a vast amount of data in a serious, informed, and scholarly way." Alan F. Segal, Journal of Biblical Literature
"It is rare to come across a book that can only be described in superlatives. The study by Peter Lampe, is however such a book... Without doubt Lampe's study marks a watershed in understanding the origins and development of Christianity in Rome. The volume bridges the divide between New Testament scholarship and Early church history in a manner that illustrates the riches that can be gained when these areas are considered together. Lampe has not only undertaken his task in an oustanding manner, but has also shown how the discipline of historical enquiry should be practised." Paul Foster, Expository Times--Sanford Lakoff "Expository Times "
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"This study is so masterful in its grasp of a vast array of evidence, so solid and innovative in its methodology, and so audacious in conception that it is bound to become a classic. It is the most important historical and sociological study ever written on Roman Christianity." Robert Jewett, Interpretation
"Lampe shows that there are both archaeological and literary grounds for saying that the early Roman Christian community was at first indistinguishable from the Jewish one, from which it emerged as perhaps a less affluent underclass of God-fearers. Lampe's book will impress all who read it as a well-informed attempt to synthesize a vast amount of data in a serious, informed, and scholarly way." Alan F. Segal, Journal of Biblical Literature
"It is rare to come across a book that can only be described in superlatives. The study by Peter Lampe, is however such a book... Without doubt Lampe's study marks a watershed in understanding the origins and development of Christianity in Rome. The volume bridges the divide between New Testament scholarship and Early church history in a manner that illustrates the riches that can be gained when these areas are considered together. Lampe has not only undertaken his task in an oustanding manner, but has also shown how the discipline of historical enquiry should be practised." Paul Foster, Expository Times--Sanford Lakoff "Expository Times "
Marshall D. Johnson is a biblical scholar, pastor, and former editorial director of Fortress Press. He has written several books, including Making Sense of the Bible (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2002) and The Evolution of Christianity (Continuum, 2005). He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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- PublisherContinuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0567080501
- ISBN 13 9780567080509
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages541
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