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Paul's idea of community : spirit and culture in early house churches
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Title
Paul's idea of community : spirit and culture in early house churches / Robert J. Banks.
ISBN
9781540961754
1540961753
9781493421589
1493421581
Edition
Third edition.
Publication
Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic a Division of Baker Publishing Group, [2020]
Physical Description
xviii, 222 pages ; 23 cm
Notes
Former title: "Paul's idea of community: the early house churches in their cultural setting"
First edition title: "Paul's idea of community: the early house churches in their historical setting"
Summary
This highly readable investigation of the early church explores the revolutionary nature, dynamics, and effects of the earliest Christian communities. It introduces readers to the cultural setting of the house churches of biblical times, examines the apostle Paul's vision of life in the Christian church, and explores how the New Testament model of community applies to Christian practice today. Updated and revised throughout, this 40th-anniversary edition incorporates recent research, updates the bibliography, and adds a new fictional narrative that depicts the life and times of the early church. -- Publisher's description.
Other formats
Online version: Banks, Robert, 1939- Paul's Idea of Community : Spirit and Culture in Early House Churches. Grand Rapids : Baker Academic, ³2020
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2021
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-208) and indexes.
Contents
The sociocultural and religious settings
The gospel of other-directed freedom
Church in family business residences
Church as present heavenly reality
The community as a loving household
The community as an organic harmony
Mutual learning and testing of faith
Common meals and signs of fellowship
The sharing of gifts and ministry
The interplay of grace and order
Unity and diversity among the members
The contribution of women in church
Abolishing religious distinctions between members
Defining leadership by function, not position
The role of visiting missioners
The link between mission and church
The nature of Paul's authority
The exercise of Paul's influence.
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