Christ-believers in Ephesus : a textual analysis of early Christian identity formation in a local perspective - Tellbe, Mikael (T bingen : Mohr Siebeck, 2009)
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?
Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-331) and indexes.
Keywords: Christians -- Turkey -- Ephesus (Extinct city) -- History; Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.; Ephesus (Extinct city) -- Religious life and customs