Title: Associations, Synagogues, and Congregations
Subtitle: Claiming a Place in Ancient Mediterranean Society
Description: This social historical study of religious groups in Roman Asia Minor brings the world of early Christians and Jews to life. Despite their distinct devotion to one God within a polytheistic context, synagogues and congregations could claim a place for themselves within ancient Mediterranean society. A fresh look at inscriptions and archeological evidence reveals new insights about the formation, operation, and function of congregations and synagogues within the larger framework of guilds and associations in the Greco-Roman world. To what extent did synagogues and congregations, like other associations, participate in city life under Roman rule? What place did emperors and imperialism hold in these groups? Harland's findings broaden our understanding of 1 Peter, Revelation, the Pastoral epistles, Ignatius' epistles, and other early Christian and Jewish literature from Asia Minor. The book fundamentally reassesses the relation of Christianity and Judaism to the ancient city and the Roman imperial order.
Subjects: social history, cultural history, associations, synagogues, churches, guilds, Christian groups, early Christianity, Greco-Roman religion, Roman empire, Primitive and early church, Geloofsgemeenschappen, Klassieke oudheid, Jewish sociology, Urchristentum, Zeithintergrund, Relations, Religion, Église, Church history, History, Assemblées religieuses, Vroege kerk, Judaïsme, Christian sociology, Histoire, Religion romaine, American Spinal Injury Association, Culte impérial, Associations, institutions, Synagogen, Emperor worship, Christianisme, 11.51 early Christianity, Religious gatherings, Christianity, Christianity and other religions, Roman, Colonies, Judaism, Jews, Hellenistic
Places: Turkey, Asia Minor, Roman empire
Time periods: Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600