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Having Long Served As A Standard Introduction To The World Of The Early Church, Everett Fergusons Backgrounds Of Early Christianity Has Been Expanded And Updated In This Third Edition. The Book Explores And Unpacks The Roman, Greek, And Jewish Political, Social, Religious, And Philosophical Backgrounds Necessary For A Good Historical Understanding Of The New Testament And The Early Church. New To This Edition Are Revisions Of Fergusons Original Material, Updated Bibliographies, And Fresh Discussions Of First-century Social Life, Of Gnosticism, And Of The Dead Sea Scrolls And Other Jewish Literature. -- Publisher's Description. Introduction : Perspectives On Parallels -- Political History. Near East Before Alexander ; Alexander The Great ; The Hellenistic Kingdoms ; Rome ; Administration Of The Empire ; Political Connections Of The New Testament -- Society And Culture. The Roman Military ; Social Classes ; Slavery ; Roman Citizenship ; Roman Law ; Social Relationships ; Social Morality ; Economic Life ; Clothing And Appearance ; Entertainment ; Education ; Literature And Language ; Art And Architecture ; Clubs And Associations -- Hellenistic-roman Religions. Ancient Greek Religion ;

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Author

Ferguson, Everett

Publisher

William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780802822215

Category

history

Subjects

Philosophy, Christian, Reference

Rating

4.06 / 5 (348 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14