The World's Oldest Church: Bible, Art, and Ritual at Dura-Europos, Syria

(Part of the Synkrisis Series)

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A fresh reassessment of the wall paintings on the third-century house-church at Dura-Europos, Syria, by award-winning scholar 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...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0300213999

ISBN13:9780300213997

Release Date:January 2016

Publisher:Yale University Press

Length:336 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"

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History Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences

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The World's Oldest Church: Bible, Art, and Ritual at Dura-Europos, Syria

(Part of the Synkrisis Series)

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