From the beginning many of the early Christian communities led an ascetic lifestyle, although a good number of New Testament texts do not seem suitable for justifying radical ascetic and encratite practice. The question thus arises how the different forms of asceticism could be justified on the basis of those scriptures.The articles of the volume focus on the interpretation and application of New Testament texts in various ascetic milieus and in the works of several early Christian authors and on the reception history of New Testament texts either supporting or resisting an ascetic relecture.
Colossae in Space and Time : Linking to an Ancient City
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Asceticism and Exegesis in Early Christianity : The Reception of New Testament Texts in Ancient Ascetic Discourses
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Ancient Perspectives on Paul
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»If Christ has not been raised ...« : Studies on the Reception of the Resurrection Stories and the Belief in the Resurrection in the Early Church
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The 'New Testament' as a Polemical Tool : Studies in Ancient Christian Anti-Jewish Rhetoric and Beliefs
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"Montanism" in the Roman World : The New Prophecy Movement from Historical, Sociological, and Ecclesiological Perspectives. Festschrift for William Tabbernee on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday
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Social Memory and Social Identity in the Study of Early Judaism and Early Christianity
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A Story of the Soul's Journey in the Nag Hammadi Library : A Study of Authentikos Logos (NHC VI,3)
Ulla Tervahauta
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The Great Controversy : The Individual's Struggle Between Good and Evil in the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs and in their Jewish and Christian Contexts
Tom de Bruin
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BACCHIUS IUDAEUS : A Denarius Commemorating Pompey's Victory over Judea
James M. Scott
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Early Christian Encounters with Town and Countryside : Essays on the Urban and Rural Worlds of Early Christianity
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