Böcker av Markus Ohler

"Describes the history of Early Christianity from Jesus of Nazareth to the time of the Second Judean Revolt, presenting the developments of early Christianity in antiquity, drawing on both ancient Judaism and the Greco-Roman world as contexts"--

Die Kontextualisierung frühchristlicher Versammlungen im griechisch-römischen Vereinswesen hat zu wesentlichen Einblicken in die Sozialgeschichte des frühen Christentums geführt. Die in diesem Band versammelten Aufsätze des Neutestamentlers Markus Öhler thematisieren die rechtliche Stellung von Vereinen, Vereinsregeln, lokale Ausprägungen und auch Bestattungen. Eine ausführliche Einleitung aktualisiert die Beiträge und nimmt neue Diskussionen zu diesem Thema auf.

The present volume contains the proceedings of an international conference meant to further the dialogue between New Testament scholars and epigraphists with an interest in NT matters. After the more general approach of a previous conference, it was decided to focus on a particular writing. The Letter to the Colossians, though a relatively short work, was chosen because it contains some very interesting material worthy of study from an epigraphical angle and also offers opportunities to open up towards a broader perspective on Pauline literature. The essays that make up this collection offer insights into the world of the intended addressees, show ways for contextualising epigraphical material, and demonstrate from case studies how this material, in combination with literary and archaeological evidence, can be made to use in interpreting specific concepts or motifs in the letter.