The Social Structure of the Early Christian Communities keyword-postcolonialism Western authors include local government

Western authors include local government

Alongside the public stories of the wives of murdered judges

Nairn argues that the chaos feared by so many observers is neither endless nor one-sidedly destructive

In this bold and radical new book

The Social Structure of the Early Christian Communities keyword-postcolonialism Western authors include local governmentThe Social Structure of the Early Christian Communities deals with a small number of topics which, in one way or another, have long attracted the attention of students of early Christianity. Above all, it is an attempt to investigate the social origins and the social positions of the early Christians. Recent studies are arriving at the conclusion, contrary to long held views, that the primitive Christian communities, those which emerge after the first