The origin and meaning of Ekklesia in the early Jesus movement / / by Ralph J. Korner.

• Superior document: Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity, Volume 98
• VerfasserIn: Korner, Ralph J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2017.; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Ancient Judaism and early Christianity ; Volume 98.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (366 pages).

In The Origin and Meaning of Ekklēsia in the Early Jesus Movement , Ralph J. Korner explores the ideological implications of Christ-follower associations self-designating collectively as ekklēsiai . Politically, Korner’s inscriptional research suggests that an association named ekklēsia would have been perceived as a positive, rather than as a counter-imperial, participant within Imperial Greek cities. Socio-religiously, Korner argues that there was no universal ekklēsia to which all first generation Christ-followers belonged; ekklēsia was a permanent group designation used by Paul’s associations. Ethno-religiously, Korner contends that ekklēsia usage by intra muros groups within pluriform Second Temple Judaism problematizes suggestions, not least at the institutional level, that Paul was “parting ways” with Judaism(s), ‘Jewishness’, or Jewish organizational forms.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Ekklēsia in Greek and Roman Sources -- Ekklēsia in Jewish Sources -- Ekklēsia in Early Christ-follower Sources -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendix 1: Ekklēsia in First Century bce Inscriptions -- Appendix 2: Ekklēsia in First Century ce Inscriptions -- Appendix 3: Ekklēsia in Second Century ce Inscriptions -- Appendix 4: Synagō and Eis Ekklēsian: Greek Sources -- Appendix 5: Verbs with Eis Ekklēsian: Josephus -- Index of Inscriptional Sources -- Index of Literary Sources -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Modern Authors.