Tellbe, Mikael.

Christ-believers in Ephesus : a textual analysis of early Christian identity formation in a local perspective / [manuscript] : Mikael Tellbe. - T bingen : Mohr Siebeck, c2009. - x, 363 p. ; 24 cm. - Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament ; 242 . - Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament ; 242. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-331) and indexes.

Diversity and identity: how diverse was the early Christian movement in Ephesus? -- Ethnicity and identity: Jewish boundary markers and Christian communities in Ephesus -- Deviance and identity: towards a theory of social identity formation in Ephesus -- Legitimacy and identity: textual prototypes in Ephesus in comparison and competition -- Commonality and identity: what held the early Christian movement in Ephesus together?

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Christians--History.--Turkey--Ephesus (Extinct city)
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.


Ephesus (Extinct city)--Religious life and customs.

BR1085.E65 / T27 2009