Roman Domestic Art and Early House Churches

• Author(s): David L. Balch

• Categories: Architecture

• Type: Book
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• Published: 2008
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• Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Rome have yielded hundreds of wall paintings from domestic buildings. Greek myths and tragedies, especial by Euripides were visually represented. Balch presents an interdisciplinary study inquiring what earliest Jews and Christian in such houses might have been seeing as they read and interpreted scripture and performed core rituals, especially the Eucharist. This recent study of Roman domestic architecture suggests new perspectives on the social history of early Christianity.--Publisher.

Boyd's Directory of Williamsport

• Categories: Lycoming County (Pa.)

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1899
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Early Christian Families in Context

• Author(s): David L. Balch, Carolyn Osiek

• Categories: Family & Relationships

• Type: Book
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• Published: 2003
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• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Typical studies of marriage and family in the early Christian period focus on very limited evidence found in Scripture. This interdisciplinary book offers a broader, richer picture of the first Christian families by drawing together research by experts ranging from archaeologists to ancient historians. By exploring the nature of households in the ancient Greco-Roman world, the contributors assemble a new understanding of ancient Christian families that is both compelling and instructive. Divided into six parts, the book covers key aspects of ancient family life, from meals and child-rearing to women's roles and the lives of slaves. Three concluding chapters explore the implications of all this information for theological education today. Contributors: David L. Balch Suzanne Dixon J. Albert Harrill Ross S. Kraemer Christian Laes Peter Lampe Amy-Jill Levine Margaret Y. MacDonald Dale Martin Eric M. Meyers Margaret M. Mitchell Carolyn Osiek Beryl Rawson Richard Saller Timothy F. Sedgwick Monika Trumper Andrew Wallace-Hadrill

The Greeks and their Histories

• Author(s): Hans-Joachim Gehrke

• Categories: History

• Type: Book
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• Published: 2022-12-15
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• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Argues that Greek communities used their histories to help shape political and social realities, with a lasting impact on historiography.

The Victims at the Berlin Wall, 1961-1989

• Author(s): Hans-Hermann Hertle, Maria Nooke

• Categories: Biography & Autobiography

• Type: Book
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• Published: 2011
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• Publisher: Ch. Links Verlag

Although many deaths at the Berlin Wall have been publicized over the years in the media, the number, identity and fate of the victims still remain largely unknown. This handbook changes this by answering the following questions: How many people actually died at the Berlin Wall between 1961 and 1989? Who were these people? How did they die? How were their relatives and their friends treated after their deaths? What public and political reactions were triggered in the East and the West by these fatalities? What were the consequences for the border guards who pulled the trigger and the military and political leaders who gave them their orders after the East German border regime collapsed and the Wall fell? How have the victims been commemorated since their deaths? By documenting the lives and circumstances under which these men and women died at the Wall, these deaths are placed in a contemporary historical context. The authors, in addition to systematically researching the relevant archives and examining all the legal proceedings and Stasi documents, also conducted interviews with family members and contemporary witnesses.