Roman Faith and Christian Faith: Pistis and Fides in the Early Roman Empire and Early Churches

by Teresa Morgan

Book Overview

This study investigates why "faith" (pistis/fides) was so important to early Christians that the concept and praxis dominated the writings of the New Testament. It argues that such a study must be interdisciplinary, locating emerging Christianities in the social practices and mentalites of contemporary Judaism and the early Roman empire. This can, therefore, equally be read as a study of the operation of pistis/fides in the world of the early Roman...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019880105X
• ISBN13: 9780198801054
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"