The world's oldest church: Bible, art, and ritual at Dura-Europos, Syria

Michael Peppard provides a historical and theological reassessment of the oldest Christian building ever discovered, the third-century house-church at Dura-Europos. Contrary to commonly held assumptions about Christian initiation, Peppard contends that rituals here did not primarily embody notions o...

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Main Author: Peppard, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New Haven Yale University Press [2016]
In:Year: 2016
Reviews:[Rezension von: Peppard, Michael, The world's oldest church] (2019) (DeMaris, Richard E.)
Series/Journal:Synkrisis
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B House church (Dura-Europos) / Church building / Architecture / Furnishing / Christian art / History 200-300
Further subjects:B Art, Early Christian (Syria) (Dura-Europos (Extinct city))
B ART ; Subjects & Themes ; General
B Syria ; Dura-Europos (Extinct city)
B Art, Early Christian Syria Dura-Europos (Extinct city)
B Christian art and symbolism
B Christian art and symbolism (Syria) (Dura-Europos (Extinct city))
B Art, Early Christian
B Electronic books
B HISTORY ; Ancient ; General
B Dura-Europos (Extinct city)
B Christian art and symbolism Syria Dura-Europos (Extinct city)
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