{"product_id":"greco-roman-associations-deities-and-early-christianity","title":"Greco-Roman Associations, Deities, and Early Christianity","description":"Understanding associations in the Greco-Roman world enhances the study of the rise of early Christianity—whether at the micro-level of interpreting particular texts or at the macro-level of assessing the spread of Christ-devotion in the pre-Constantinian era. The twenty-five contributions contained within  \u003ci\u003eGreco-Roman Associations, Deities, and Early Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e enlarge our perspectives on the extent to which Greco-Roman associations bring features of Christian origins into relief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThematic studies include associational social reputation; women in associations; deities and devotion; financial strategies of group maintenance; care for the poor; varieties of group identity; refinements of terminological and conceptual apparatus; funerary practices; occupational groups; and the alleged role of Christianity in the demise of associations. Studies of particular phenomena include 1 Thessalonians, 1 Corinthians, Paul's Collection, Hebrews, a late first-century Christian family, 1 Clement, and Clement of Alexandria.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the essays cover a wide spectrum of topics, they retain a clear focus on aspects of corporate life within ancient associations as  \u003ci\u003ecomparanda\u003c\/i\u003e for the study of early Christ-groups within their social milieu. These essays, all kept to a disciplined length, represent the work of impressive scholars from a range of interdisciplinary, intergenerational, and international contexts. The volume's symposium of voices and lively scholarly exchange productively expand current conversations about Greco-Roman associations, deities, and early Christianity.","brand":"Baylor University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57259829526872,"sku":"9781481315166","price":56.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781481315166_0839096d-004d-462f-9774-75be1677631c.jpg?v=1778806824","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/greco-roman-associations-deities-and-early-christianity","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}