Innovation and Appropriation in Early Christian Literature

Authors, Topics, Texts, Genres

702 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The rise of early Christianity was accompanied by a period of impressive literary production. Early Christian authors combined literary forms from Greco-Roman writings with the style and content of Hellenistic Jewish literature to create a tertium quid. Their literary works are therefore comparable to both Jewish and Greco-Roman contemporary writings, but they adopt, modify and transform literary conventions according to their needs and interests to communicate their message showing signs of literary innovation and creativity. This volume shows the innovative aspect of early Christian literature, by integrating adjacent fields of research as ancient history, classical studies, Jewish studies, patristics and religious studies. The analyses explore how and why early Christian literature unexpectedly established itself as a literary force in the early imperium.

• Reihe: Studia Aarhusiana Neotestiamentica - SANt
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Religiöse Aspekte Theologie
• ISBN: 9783525500637
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 11.05.2026
• Größe: 23.5 x 16 cm
• Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Reihe herausgegeben von: Eve-Marie Becker
• Herausgegeben von: Sigurvin Lárus Jónsson
• Reihe herausgegeben von: Oda Wischmeyer, Eve-Marie Becker, Sigurvin Lárus Jónsson, Susanne Luther, Jacob P.B. Mortensen, Jörg Rüpke, Anders Klostergaard Petersen, Bruno Bleckmann, Henriette Van der Blom, Lutz Doering, **Greg Sterling, Michael Tilly, Erich Benjamin Pracht, Christina Hoegen-Rohls, Kasper Bro Larsen, Sylvie Honigman, Christoph Hammann, John S. Kloppenborg, Holger Strutwolf, Sean Adams, Francesca Minonne, Teresa Morgan, Bronwen Neil, Susanne Luther, Jacob P.B. Mortensen, Ole Davidsen, Jan Dochhorn, Kasper Bro Larsen, Nils Arne Pedersen