Reflections on Power and Authority in Early Christian Communities

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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This edited collection considers the concept of power in the New Testament and early Christian writings.Ron Clark, Anne Moore, and Stan Helton and their contributors contend that Power in the Ancient Near East was not only a desired commodity, but an important tool to navigate the ancient Honor/Shame climate. Bringing together both early career and established scholars with ministry leaders, the essays herein explore the positive uses of power to foster peace and shalom in Early Christian communities. Spanning across the New Testament and early Christian writings, the contributors address family leadership, apostleship, and authorial power as a means to guide the community to live counter-culturally in Roman occupied Palestine.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-12-10
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9798765189320

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Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Anne Moore is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Calgary, Canada.Ronald Clark is an Adjunct Professor at George Fox University, Harding School of Theology and Co-Director for Agape Community Ministries in Portland, OR, USA.Stanley N. Helton is President and Professor of New Testament and Ministry at Alberta Bible College, Canada.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Introduction to Power and Authority in the Early Christian Communities, Anne Moore (University of Calgary, Canada)Part 1: Power and Authority in the Gospels and Acts of the Apostles1: The Centurion at Capernaum: Authority, Faith, and Rearrangement in the Kingdom, Matthew 8:5–13, Daniel K. Christensen (Phd Candidate, Fuller Theological Seminary, USA)2: The Power of Forgiveness: The Theological Implication of Textual Variants in Luke 23:34a, David D.M. King (University of Denver and the Iliff School of Theology, USA)3: Receiving Power, Trading Authority: Differentiating the Transactional Capabilities of dýnamis and exousía in Acts., Daniel K. Christensen (Phd Candidate, Fuller Theological Seminary, USA)Part 2: Power, Authority, Paul, and the Early Christian Communities4: Redescribing Paul’s Tree of Israel Metaphor: Salvation for non-Jesus Following Abrahamic- Faith Jews?, Ralph Korner (Taylor Seminary of Kairos University, USA)5: Carried Away with the Humiliated: Paul’s Hermeneutic of Transformation Among the Marginalized in Romans 12:1–16, Ronald Clark (Fuller Theological Seminary, USA)6: Discourse, Identity, and Power: What 1 Cor 1:10–4:21 Does, Esther G. Cen (Seattle Pacific University and Seminary, USA)7: Be Involved in Your Families: Withness as a Model for Congregational Leadership in the Early Christian Congregations, Ronald Clark (Fuller Theological Seminary, USA)