The early Christians in Ephesus from Paul to Ignatius / Paul Trebilco.
Publication details: Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2007.Description: xxiv, 826 pages ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780802807694
- 0802807690
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Main Collection | Diocese of Dunedin | BR1085.E63 TRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00115031989 | ||
Main Collection | John Kinder Theological Library | BR1085.E63 TRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | J01072501 |
"First published in Germany by Mohr Siebeck, Tubingen"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 719-771) and indexes.
The context -- Paul in Ephesus : the evidence of his letters -- Acts and the early Christians in Ephesus : beginnings and success -- Acts and the early Christians in Ephesus : endings and departure -- What do the Pastoral Epistles tell us about the early Christians in Ephesus? -- What do the Johannine Letters tell us about the early Christians in Ephesus? -- Revelation 2:1-7 : the proclamation to the church in Ephesus and the Nicolaitans -- The wider culture and the readers of the Pastorals, the Johannine Letters and Revelation : acculturation, assimilation and accommodation -- Material possessions and the readers of the Pastorals, the Johannine Letters and Revelation -- Leadership and authority and the readers of the Pastoral Epistles, the Johannine Letters and Revelation -- The role of women among the readers of the Pastoral Epistles, the Johannine Letters and Revelation -- What shall we call each other? The issue of self-designation in the Pastoral Epistles, the Johannine Letters and Revelation -- The relationships between traditions and communities in Ephesus -- Who are the addressees of Ignatius' letter to Ephesus? -- Ignatius and additional facets of the life of the Christians in Ephesus.