Papyri and the Social World of the New Testament
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Papyri and the Social World of the New Testament

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In this book, Sabine R. Huebner explores the world of the protagonists of the New Testament and the early Christians using the rich papyrological evidence from Roman Egypt. This gives us unparalleled insights into the everyday lives of the non-elite population in an area quite similar to neighboring Judaea-Palestine. What were the daily concerns and difficulties experienced by a carpenter's family or by a shepherd looking after his flocks? How did the average man or woman experience a Roman census? What obstacles did women living in a patriarchal society face in private, in public, and in the early Church? Given the flight of Jesus' family into Egypt, how mobile were the lower classes, what was their understanding of geography, and what costs and dangers were associated with travel? This volume gives a better understanding of the structural, social, and cultural conditions under which figures from the New Testament lived.

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Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9781108470254
eBook ISBN
9781108567497
Topic
History
Subtopic
Ancient History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Illustrations
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Maps
  10. Chapter I Egypt and the Social World of the New Testament
  11. Chapter II The Social Milieu of Early Christians in Egypt: Who were the First Readers of the New Testament Gospels?
  12. Chapter III “In those days a decree went out …”: The Herodian Kingdom and the Augustan Provincial Census System
  13. Chapter IV “But these words seemed to them an idle tale”: Discrimination and the Struggle for Women’s Equality in Early Christianity
  14. Chapter V “The Carpenter’s Son”: The Family and Household of a Craftsman
  15. Chapter VI “In those days Mary set out …”: Travel by the Lower Classes in Roman Times
  16. Chapter VII “In that region there were shepherds living in the fields …”: An Occupation on the Margins of Society
  17. Chapter VIII Afterword
  18. Notes
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index Locorum
  21. General Index