Title: Early Christian communities between ideal and reality
Description: "The authors of this volume explore the notion of community as reflected upon in the writings of the Apostolic Fathers. Various aspects are dealt with, including concerns for organising the community, developing a sacramental and liturgical praxis, constructing identity against outsiders, spreading the Christian message, and building towards a better community. The interplay between ideal and reality in the sources offers some reliable information about day-to-day concerns and concrete situations in Christian communities from the end of the first century up to about 150 CE."--
Subjects: Primitive and early church, History, Bible, Christian communities, Christianity and culture, History and criticism, Antiquities, Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirchengemeinde Dassensen, Apostolische Väter, Early Christian literature, Congresses, Church history, Frühchristentum, Fornkyrkan, Criticism, interpretation, Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., n. t., Bible, antiquities, Church history, primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
Time periods: Early church, ca. 30-600, Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600