The First Urban Churches 8: Galatia and Lycaonia - Hardcover

by James R. Harrison (Editor), L. L. Welborn (Editor)

This eighth volume of First Urban Churches explores the literary, archaeological, documentary, numismatic, and iconographic evidence from ancient Galatia and Lycaonia. An introduction to the province of Galatia alongside contributions focused on various aspects of ancient benefaction, locals mistaking Paul and Barnabas for Zeus and Hermes, Paul's maternal metaphor for his ministry, and more shed light on the rise of early Christianity.