The Moral World of the First Christians

by Meeks, Wayne A.

• ISBN13: 9780664250140
• ISBN10: 0664250149
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1988-11-01
• Publisher: John Knox Pr

Summary

This volume in the Library of Early Christianity examines the ethics and morality of the earliest Christians.The Library of Early Christianity is a series of eight outstanding books exploring the Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts in which the New Testament developed.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
The Social Setting	p. 19
The Polis as Context of Greek Ethics	p. 20
The Polis in a World Empire	p. 23
Mixed Loyalties: Reactions to Rome	p. 29
The Stratified Society	p. 32
Outside the City	p. 38
The Great Traditions: Greece and Rome	p. 40
Philosophy in the Roman Empire	p. 41
Some Common Themes	p. 60
Transmitting Moral Traditions	p. 61
The Great Traditions: Israel	p. 65
The Situation	p. 66
Some Representative Voices	p. 68
Recurring Themes	p. 91
The Christian Communities	p. 97
A Messianic Sect in Israel	p. 98
A Household Association in the Polis	p. 108
The Grammar of Early Christian Morals	p. 124
A Letter of Moral Admonition: 1 Thessalonians	p. 125
Praise, Blame, and Exhortation: 1 Corinthians	p. 130
Messianic Biography as Community-forming Literature: The Gospel of Matthew	p. 136
On the Side of the Angels: The Apocalypse	p. 143
A Handbook (Revised): The Didache	p. 147
Our Role in God's Drama: Irenaeus	p. 154
Afterword	p. 161
Notes	p. 163
Suggestions for Further Reading	p. 173
Index of Selected Subjects	p. 175
Index of New Testament Passages	p. 181
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