The world's oldest church : Bible, art, and ritual at Dura-Europos, Syria /
Michael Peppard provides a historical and theological reassessment of the oldest Christian building ever discovered, the third-century house-church at Dura-Europos. Contrary to commonly held assumptions about Christian initiation, Peppard contends that rituals here did not primarily embody notions o...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2016]
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| Series: | Synkrisis.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
| Summary: | Michael Peppard provides a historical and theological reassessment of the oldest Christian building ever discovered, the third-century house-church at Dura-Europos. Contrary to commonly held assumptions about Christian initiation, Peppard contends that rituals here did not primarily embody notions of death and resurrection. Rather, he portrays the motifs of the church's wall paintings as those of empowerment, healing, marriage, and incarnation, while boldly reidentifying the figure of a woman formerly believed to be a repentant sinner as the Virgin Mary. This richly illustrated volume is a breakthrough work that enhances our understanding of early Christianity at the nexus of Bible, art, and ritual. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 320 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780300216516 0300216513 0300213999 9780300213997 |