This work gives a detailed survey of the rise and expansion of Christianity in ancient Lycaonia and adjacent areas, from Paul the apostle until the late 4th-century bishop of Iconium, Amphilochius. It is essentially based on hundreds of funerary inscriptions from Lycaonia, but takes into account all available literary evidence. It maps the expansion of Christianity in the region and describes the practice of name-giving among Christians, their household and family structures, occupations, and use of verse inscriptions. It gives special attention to forms of charity, the reception of biblical tradition, the authority and leadership of the clergy, popular theology and forms of ascetic Christianity in Lycaonia.
- ISBN10 9004351558
- ISBN13 9789004351554
- Publish Date 28 December 2017 (first published 11 December 2017)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country NL
- Imprint Brill
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 978
- Language English
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