The construction of early Christian identity was a dynamic process in which social boundaries were drawn but also transcended. The source documents of Christian

Deacons:The diakon-words in the New Testament and the ministry of the deacon offers an in depth analysis of the concept of `deacon' in the New Testament and its

This volume advances our understanding of early Christianity as a lived religion by approaching it through its rites, the emotions and affects surrounding those

In this volume, the concept of quality is discussed both in the Bible and in the scholarship that evolved around the Bible. Scholars of various backgrounds anal

In this book, the academic colleagues of Prof. Dr. Gie Vleugels, who turned 65 in 2021, celebrate his life by contributing chapters in his honor. Several chapte