Corinth in context : comparative studies on religion and society / / edited by Steven J. Friesen, Daniel N. Schowalter, and James C. Walters.

• Superior document: Supplements to Novum Testamentum, v. 134
• TeilnehmendeR: Friesen, Steven J.; Schowalter, Daniel N., 1957-; Walters, James C.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; v. 134.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (527 pages) :; illustrations
• Notes: Papers presented at a conference held Jan. 10-14, 2007, at the University of Texas at Austin, under the auspices of the Institute for the Study of Antiquity and Christian Origins along with the Dept. of Religious Studies and the Dept. of Classics.

This volume is the product of an interdisciplinary conference held at the University of Texas at Austin. Specialists in the study of inscriptions, architecture, sculpture, coins, tombs, pottery, and texts collaborate to produce new portraits of religion and society in the ancient city of Corinth. The studies focus on groups like the early Roman colonists, the Augustales (priests of Augustus), or the Pauline house churches; on specific cults such as those of Asklepios, Demeter, or the Sacred Spring; on media (e.g., coins, or burial inscriptions); or on the monuments and populations of nearby Kenchreai or Isthmia. The result is a deeper understanding of the religious life of Corinth, contextualized within the socially stratified cultures of the Hellenistic and Roman periods.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / S. Friesen , D. Schowalter and J. Walters -- Chapter One. Introduction: Context, Comparison / Steven J. Friesen -- Chapter Two. The Social And Ethnic Origins Of The Colonists In Early Roman Corinth / Benjamin W. Millis -- Chapter Three. Asklepios In Greek And Roman Corinth / Bronwen L. Wickkiser -- Chapter Four. The Emperor In A Roman Town: The Base Of The Augustales In The Forum At Corinth / Margaret L. Laird -- Chapter Five. Greek Heritage In Roman Corinth And Ephesos: Hybrid Identities And Strategies Of Display In The Material Record Of Traditional Mediterranean Religions / Christine M. Thomas -- Chapter Six. Image And Cult: The Coinage Of Roman Corinth / Mary E. Hoskins Walbank -- Chapter Seven. Ceres, Κόρη, And Cultural Complexity: Divine Personality Definitions And Human Worshippers In Roman Corinth / Jorunn Økland -- Chapter Eight. The Wrong Erastus: Ideology, Archaeology, And Exegesis / Steven J. Friesen -- Chapter Nine. Where Have All The Names Gone? The Christian Community In Corinth In The Late Roman And Early Byzantine Eras / Michael B. Walbank -- Chapter Ten. Seeking Shelter In Roman Corinth: Archaeology And The Placement Of Paul’s Communities / Daniel N. Schowalter -- Chapter Eleven. Paul And The Politics Of Meals In Roman Corinth / James C. Walters -- Chapter Twelve. The Sacred Spring: Landscape And Traditions / Guy D. R. Sanders -- Chapter Thirteen. Religion And Society At Roman Kenchreai / Joseph L. Rife -- Chapter Fourteen. Religion And Society In The Roman Eastern Corinthia / Timothy E. Gregory -- Bibliography / S. Friesen , D. Schowalter and J. Walters -- Index / S. Friesen , D. Schowalter and J. Walters -- Maps / S. Friesen , D. Schowalter and J. Walters.