Asceticism and Exegesis in Early Christianity

The Reception of New Testament Texts in Ancient Ascetic Discourses

464 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Novum Testamentum et Orbis Antiquus /Studien zur Umwelt des Neuen Testaments (NTOA/StUNT)
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Christentum
• ISBN: 9783525593585
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 13.03.2013
• Größe: 23.7 x 16 cm
• Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Herausgegeben von: Hans-Ulrich Weidemann
• Beiträge von: Jeremy W. Barrier
• Beiträge von: Elizabeth Clark, Virginia Burrus, David Brakke, Catherine M. Chin, Andreas Hoffmann, Mariya Horiacha, David G. Hunter, Andrew Jacobs, Thomas R. Karmann, Judith L. Kovacs, Johan Leemans, Brian J. Matz, Martin Meiser, Andreas Merkt, Michael Theobald, Liesbeth van der Sypt, Hans-Ulrich Weidemann, Samuel Moawad, Stephen J. Davis