The Early Church in Its Context - Essays in Honor of Everett Ferguson

This volume honors Professor Everett Ferguson of Abilene Christian University on the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday. Reflecting the interests of the honoree, the twenty-one contributions focus on various aspects of the early church and its environment. Together the articles form a broad tapestry of interrelated topics informed from the disciplines of philosophy, patristic theology, archaeology, rhetoric, art, Greco-Roman religion, and biblical studies.

About the author

Abraham J. Malherbe, Buckingham Emeritus Professor of New Testament, Yale Divinity School
Frederick W. Norris, Dean E. Walker Professor of Church History, Emmanuel School of Religion
James W. Thompson, Professor of New Testament, Abilene Christian University

Product details

• Assisted by: Abraham J Malherbe (Editor), Abraham J. Malherbe (Editor), Frederick W Norris (Editor), Frederick W. Norris (Editor), James W Thompson (Editor), James W. Thompson (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.02.1998
• EAN: 9789004108325
• ISBN: 978-90-04-10832-5
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 167 mm x 246 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 839 g
• Series: Novum Testamentum, Supplements
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations