Ancient education and early Christianity
By: edited by Matthew Ryan Hauge and Andrew W. Pitts
Series: Library of New Testament studies -- 533; T & T Clark library of biblical studies; Library of New Testament studies -- 533.; T & T Clark library of biblical studies
Publisher: Bloomsbury, T & T Clark
Published: 2016
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780567660275; 9780567660282
Subjects: Early church; Education; Christian education; History
Description: What was the relationship of ancient education to early Christianity? This volume provides an in-depth look at different approaches currently employed by scholars who draw upon educational settings in the ancient world to inform their historical research in Christian origins. The book is divided into two sections: one consisting of essays on education in the ancient world, and one consisting of exegetical studies dealing with various passages where motifs emerging from ancient educational culture provide illumination. The chapters summarize the state of the discussion on ancient education in classical and biblical studies, examine obstacles to arriving at a comprehensive theory of early Christianity's relationship to ancient education, compare different approaches, and compile the diverse methodologies into one comparative study. Several educational motifs are integrated in order to demonstrate the exegetical insights that they may yield when utilized in New Testament historical investigation and interpretation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ancient education and early Christianity  -- Matthew Ryan Hauge and Andrew W. Pitts; title: The Torah versus Homer: Jewish and Greco-Roman education in late Roman Palestine  -- Catherine Hezser; title: Exodus from the cave: Moses as Platonic educator  -- Craig Evan Anderson; title: Observing a teacher of progymnasmata  -- Ronald F. Hock; title: The seven sages, the Delphic canon and ethical education in antiquity  -- James R. Harrison; title: Fabulous parables: the storytelling tradition in the synoptic gospels  -- Matthew Ryan Hauge; title: The origins of Greek mimesis and the gospel of Mark: genre as a potential constraint in assessing Markan imitation  -- Andrew W. Pitts; title: Luke and progymnasmata: rhetorical handbooks, rhetorical sophistication and genre selection  -- Sean A. Adams; title: Luke's antetextuality in light of ancient rhetorical educaiton  -- Dennis R. MacDonald; title: A school of Paul? The use of Pauline texts in early Christian schooltext papyri  -- Jennifer R. Strawbridge; title: How did the 'teaching' teach? The Didache as catechesis -- William Varner.