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The first urban Christians : the social world of the Apostle Paul by Wayne A. Meeks is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The first urban Christians : the social world of the Apostle Paul about?
In this classic work, Wayne A. Meeks analyzes the earliest extant documents of Christianity―the letters of Paul―to describe the tensions and the texture of life of the first urban Christians. In a new introduction, he describes the evolution of the field of New Testament scholarship over the past twenty years, including new developments in fields such as archaeology and social history.
Who reads The first urban Christians : the social world of the Apostle Paul?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Wayne A. Meeks
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780300098617
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Christian, Fiction, Reference
- Rating
- 3.8 / 5 (166 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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