Paul’s Macedonian Associations

Richard Ascough uses Greco-Roman associations as a comparative model for understanding early Christian community organization, with specific attention to Paul’s Macedonian Christian communities.

Author: Richard S. Ascough
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Published: 07/31/2020
Pages: 276
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d
ISBN13: 9781725267527
ISBN10: 1725267527
BISAC Categories:
– Religion | Biblical Studies | New Testament | Paul’s Letters
– Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation | New Testament
– Religion | Biblical Commentary | New Testament | General

About the Author
Richard S. Ascough is a Professor in the School of Religion at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. He has written extensively on the formation of early Christ groups and Greco-Roman religious culture, with particular attention to various types of associations. He has published dozens of essays and ten books, including Associations in the Greco-Roman World (with John Kloppenborg and Philip Harland, 2012) and 1 and 2 Thessalonians: Encountering the Christ Group at Thessalonike (2014).