Roman faith and Christian faith: Pistis and Fides in the early Roman empire and early churches

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...

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Contributors: Morgan, Teresa 1968- (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2015
In:Year: 2015
Reviews:[Rezension von: Teresa Morgan, Roman faith and Christian faith] (2018) (Ritter, Adolf Martin, 1933 -)
Edition:1. ed.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Roman Empire / Faith
B New Testament / Church
Further subjects:B Christianity and culture History Early church, ca. 30-600
B Faith History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600
B Christianity and other religions Novel
B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
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Summary: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 principate, taking one small but relatively well-attested cult as a case study in how micro-societies within that world could treat it distinctively. Drawing on recent work in sociology and economics, the book traces the varying shapes taken by pistis/fides in Greek and Roman human and divine-human relationships: whom or what is represented as easy or difficult to trust or believe in; where pistis/fides is 'deferred' and 'reified' in practices such as oaths and proofs; how pistis/fides is related to fear, doubt and scepticism; and which foundations of pistis/fides are treated as more or less secure. The book then traces the evolution of representations of human and divine-human pistis in the Septuagint, before turning to pistis/pisteuein in New Testament writings and their role in the development of early Christologies (incorporating a new interpretation of pistis Christou) and ecclesiologies. It argues for the integration of the study of pistis/pisteuein with that of New Testament ethics. It explores the interiority of Graeco-Roman and early Christian pistis/fides. Finally, it discusses eschatological pistis and the shape of the divine-human community in the eschatological kingdom.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [515] - 594) and index
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ISBN:0198724144