The early church was made up of a myriad of local churches, each with different settings, problems and ideas regarding how its community should be structured. W

This innovative volume is the first English-language monograph to compare Paul's Corinthian church with contemporary cult groups from Mediterranean antiquity.

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Seminal essays from a leading New Testament scholar For the past twenty years, John Barclay has researched and written on the social history of early Christiani

Six major scholars selected for their contributions in the study of biblical inspiration and who provide a veritable cross-section of the diversity of viewpoint