Using a contra-cultural model of social interaction, this book examines the interaction between Pagan and early Christian constructions of social order focussin

This book addresses the influence of the imperial cult in first-century AD Asia Minor and its subsequent relevance to the reading of the New Testament. In parti

"This book had its genesis at a conference held in Cambridge"--Pref.

Unity is the categorical imperative of the church. It is not just the church's bene esse, but its esse. In addition to being a theological concept, unity has be

This volume explores the rhetorical role that miracle discourse plays in the argumentation of the New Testament and early Christianity. The investigation includ