The Pauline Churches
Subtitle: A Socio-Historical Study of Institutionalization in the Pauline and Deutrero-Pauline Writings (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: December 2, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780521616058
Subjects: Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis; Books of the New Testament; Religion - Biblical Studies; Pauline churches; Religion; Religion - Commentaries / Reference; Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General; Biblical Studies - New Testament; Religion / Bible / Criticism, Interpretation / General; Religion / Bible / Study / New Testament; Religion : Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General; Church history; Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600; Sociology, Biblical; Bible - Criticism  Interpretation - General
First sentence: It is generally held that from the middle of the first century to the middle of the second century the church became more tightly organized.