{"product_id":"group-survival-in-the-ancient-mediterranean-rethinking-material-conditions-in-the-landscape-of-jews-and-christians-paperback-1","title":"Group Survival in the Ancient Mediterranean: Rethinking Material Conditions in the Landscape of Jews and Christians - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip A. Harland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Last\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip A. Harland and Richard Last consider the economics of early Christian group life within its social, cultural and economic contexts, by drawing on extensive epigraphic and archaeological evidence. In exploring the informal associations, immigrant groups, and guilds that dotted the world of the early Christians, Harland\u003cbr\u003eand Last provide fresh perspective on the question of how Christian assemblies and Judean\/Jewish gatherings gained necessary resources to pursue their social, religious, and additional aims.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy considering both neglected archaeological discoveries and literary evidence, the authors analyse financial and material aspects of group life, both sources of income and various areas of expenditure. Harland and Last then turn to the use of material resources for mutual support of members in various groups, including the importance of burial and the practice of interest-free loans. Christian and Judean evidence is explored throughout this book, culminating in a discussion of texts detailing the internal financial life of Christian assemblies as seen in first and second century sources, including Paul, the Didache, Justin Martyr, and Tertullian. In shedding new light on early Christian financial organisation, this volume aids further understanding of how some Christian groups survived and developed in the Greco-Roman world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip A. Harland\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Humanities Department at York University, Canada. His publications include \u003ci\u003eDynamics of Identity in the World of the Early Christians\u003c\/i\u003e (Continuum, 2009). For websites relating to social and religious life in antiquity, see http: \/\/www.philipharland.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Last\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor in the Ancient Greek and Roman Studies program at Trent University, Canada.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42571811225696,"sku":"9780567704139","price":99.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/ZDN3OUVVd1RxblFHdU9oa1licWpNdz09.webp?v=1770742551","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/group-survival-in-the-ancient-mediterranean-rethinking-material-conditions-in-the-landscape-of-jews-and-christians-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}