The First Urban Christians. The Social World of the Apostle Paul
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4064109 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H W Pleket, Wayne A Meeks |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 192 |
| Publication date | 1985-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Vigiliae Christianae (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0042-6032 • E-ISSN: 1570-0720 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1584410 |
| OpenAlex | W2011858205 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 39 |
In this classic work, Wayne A. Meeks analyzes the earliest extant documents of Christianity--the letters of Paul--to describe the tensions and the texture of life of the first urban Christians. In a new introduction, he describes the evolution of the field of New Testament scholarship over the past twenty years, including new developments in fields such as archaeology and social history
Apostle · Biblical studies · Sociology · Theology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Philosophy · Religious studies
A Critical Investigation into the Role of Widows in Early Church Life
Early Christian Archaeology
Paul and the formation of the urban Christ‐movement
Contextualised and Cumulative
Assimilating to Power in Two Different World-Systems
Matthew as marginal scribe in an advanced agrarian society
The Neighborhood ( vicus ) of the Corinthian ekklēsia
Glocalização e mudança de identidade
Marxism and the spatial analysis of early Christianity
Marxism, Labor, and the Failed Critique of Religion
The One Body of the Shema in 1 Corinthians
Ancient Messiah Discourse and Paul's Expression ἄχρις οὗ ἔλθῃ τὸ σπέρμα in Galatians 3.19
Read It Also to the Gentiles
Antioch in Syria
Bishop
Paul and Pauline Epistles
Senecan Drama and the Age of Nero
Lucan’s Civil War in Nero’s Rome
Shaping Buildings into Stories
Burning Rome, Burning Christians
Staging Nero
Seneca and the Quest for Glory in Nero’s Golden Age
Post-Augustan Revisionism
Nero’s Women
Tactical Interactions
“Ain’t Sayin’”
Petronius, Realism, Nero
Philosophers and the State under Nero
The Neronian “Symptom”
Nero in Hollywood
Introduction
Pagans and Christians
Nero the Performer
Contesting Languages
Methodological Considerations in the Debate Over the Social Class Status of Early Christians
Reading 1 Cor 11
Paul’s Narrative Preaching for Contemporary Homiletics
Paul’s Letter to Free(d) Casual Workers
The Cost of Baptism? The Case for Paul’s Ritual Compensation
| Unique citing works | 39 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,93 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 2025 (42) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |