World's Oldest Church

by Michael Peppard

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 of death and resurrection. Rather, he portrays the motifs of the church's wall paintings as those of empowerment, healing, marriage, and incarnation,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300279906
• ISBN13: 9780300279900
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"