Early Christianity in Athens, Attica, and Adjacent Areas : : From Paul to Justinian I (1st–6th cent. AD) / / Cilliers Breytenbach and Elissavet Tzavella.

• Superior document: Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity ; 114
• VerfasserIn: Breytenbach, Cilliers,; Tzavella, Elissavet,
• TeilnehmendeR: Tzavella, Elissavet,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2022]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity ; 114.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (625 pages)
• Other title: From Paul to Justinian I (1st–6th cent. AD)
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004524592
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Cilliers Breytenbach and Elissavet Tzavella.

This volume focuses on the rise and expansion of Christianity in Athens, Attica, and adjacent areas, from the Pauline mission until the closing of the philosophical schools under Justinian I. It takes into account all relevant literary, epigraphical, and archaeological evidence. This volume focuses on Christianity in Attica and its metropolis, Athens, from Paul’s initial visit in the first century up to the closing of the philosophical schools under the reign of Justinian I in the sixth century. Underscoring the relevance of epigraphic resources and the importance of methodological sophistication in analysing especially archaeological evidence, it readdresses many questions on the basis of a larger body of evidence and aims to combine literary, epigraphic, and archaeological evidence in order to create the outlines of a narrative of the rise and development of Christianity in the area. It is the first interdisciplinary study on the local history of Christianity in the area.