Early Christianity in the Lycus Valley / / by Ulrich Huttner ; translation by David Green.

• Superior document: Ancient Judaism and early Christianity, volume 85
• Author: Huttner, U.
• TeilnehmendeR: Green, David.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : Brill,, 2013.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Ancient Judaism and early Christianity ; v. 85.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (514 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

In Early Christianity in the Lycus Valley , Ulrich Huttner explores the way Christians established communities and defined their position within their surroundings from the first to the fifth centuries. He shows that since the time of Paul the apostle, the cities Colossae, Hierapolis and Laodicea allowed Christians to expand and develop in their own way. Huttner uses a wide variety of sources, not only Christian texts - from Pauline letters to Byzantine hagiographies - but also inscriptions and archeological remains, to reconstruct the religious conflicts as well as cooperation between Christians, Jews and Pagans. The book reveals the importance of local conditions in the development of Early Christianity.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Introduction -- Historical Background -- Pauline Influence: Philemon and Colossians -- The Letter in the Apocalypse of John -- Philip and His Daughters -- Papias and Apollinarius: Bishops in Hierapolis -- Institutionalization: Clerical Offices, Synods, and Councils -- Persecution and Legends -- Conclusion: Communitization and the Search for a Standpoint -- Sources and Bibliography -- Indexes.