Wayne A. Meeks
The First Urban Christians: The Social World of the Apostle Paul
In this classic work, here in second edition, Wayne Meeks analyses the earliest extant documents of Christianity - the letters of Paul - to describe the tensions and the texture of life of the first urban Christians. In a new introduction, he describes the evolution of the field of New Testament scholarship over the past twenty years, including new developments in fields such as archaeology and social history.
Co-winner of the 1986 annual Award for Excellence given by the American Academy of Religion.
Co-winner of the 1984 Biblical Archaeology Review Publication Award.
Wayne A. Meeks is the Woolsey Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies, Department of Religious Studies at Yale University. He is also the author of 'The Origins of Christian Morality' and 'In Search of the Early Christians', both published by Yale University Press.
J. L. Houlden, Times Literary Supplement - refers to an earlier edition
"A much-needed authoritative study."
Martin E. Marty, Christian Century - refers to an earlier edition
"Many readers are likely to join me in feeling that they have never been so close to their mixed and mixed-up spiritual ancestors as Meeks helps them to be. For those who are open to the possibility that they can find fresh angles on the familiar, this book is not only recommended; it is urged."
RRP £11.36 Paperback
