Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-278) and indexes.
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The urban environment of Pauline Christianity -- The social level of Pauline Christians -- The formation of the ekklēsia -- Governance -- Ritual -- Patterns of belief and patterns of life.
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Meeks analyzes the letters of Paul to see what kind of people joined the Christian groups in the urban centers and what it was like to be a Christian then.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Paul
Paul
Paul
Paul
Paulus
Paulus
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Christian sociology-- History-- Early church, ca. 30-600.
Sociology, Christian-- Early church, ca.30-600.
Sociologie religieuse-- Christianisme-- Histoire-- ca 30-600 (Église primitive)