Associations in the Greco-Roman World: A Sourcebook

by Richard S. Ascough, Philip A. Harland, John S. Kloppenborg

Overview

Associations in the Greco-Roman World provides students and scholars with a clear and readable resource for greater understanding of the social, cultural, and religious life across the ancient Mediterranean. The authors provide new translations of inscriptions and papyri from hundreds of associations, alongside descriptions of more than two dozen archaeological remains of building sites. Complemented by a substantial annotated bibliography and accompanying images, this sourcebook fills many gaps and allows for future exploration in studies of the Greco-Roman religious world, particularly the nature of Judean and Christian groups at that time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781602583740
Publisher:	Baylor University Press
Publication date:	11/01/2012
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Richard S. Ascough is Professor of Religion at the School of Religion, Queen’s University.

Philip A. Harland is Associate Professor of Religion and Ancient History at York University, Toronto.

John S. Kloppenborg is a specialist in Christian origins and Second Temple Judaism, and the social world of the early Jesus movement in Jewish Palestine and in the cities of the eastern Empire. He has written extensively on the Synoptic Sayings Gospel (Q) and the Synoptic Problem. He currently resides in Toronto, Canada.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Epigraphic and Papyrological Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

Map of the Ancient Mediterranean with Regions

Introduction

INSCRIPTIONS AND PAPYRI

Southern and Central Greece

Macedonia

Thracia

Lower Danube and Bosporan Kingdom

Asia Minor

Greek Islands of the Aegean

Greater Syria and the East

Egypt

Cyrenaica

Italy and the Western Provinces

BUILDINGS AND MEETING-PLACES

Southern and Central Greece

Macedonia

Asia Minor

Greek Islands of the Aegean

Italy

LITERARY REFERENCES

General References

Dealings with Civic or Imperial Authorities

Legal Documents in the Digest of Justinian (ca. 527-565 CE)

Annotated Bibliography

Concordance and Indices

What People are Saying About This

This book provides an illuminating collection of a wide range of sources, bringing together, perhaps for the first time, epigraphic evidence about associations in the Greco-Roman world. I look forward to using it.

Ilias Arnaoutoglou

This book provides an illuminating collection of a wide range of sources, bringing together, perhaps for the first time, epigraphic evidence about associations in the Greco-Roman world. I look forward to using it.

Abraham Malherbe (1930–2012)

This collection is quite extensive and contains considerably more than most New Testament scholars are aware of. A very welcome resource from a powerhouse of research.

Abraham Malherbe

This collection is quite extensive and contains considerably more than most New Testament scholars are aware of. A very welcome resource from a powerhouse of research.

Wayne A. Meeks

Indispensable. A splendid resource for students at several levels, not merely in religious studies, but for anyone exploring the society and culture of the Hellenistic and Roman worlds.

Wayne A. Meeks (1932–2023)

Indispensable. A splendid resource for students at several levels, not merely in religious studies, but for anyone exploring the society and culture of the Hellenistic and Roman worlds.

Everett Ferguson

This is a valuable sourcebook that makes available in English a representative and comprehensive collection of texts on the associations in the Greco-Roman world.

Brice C. Jones

This book...will quickly become the most authoritative source for Greco-Roman associations in the English language.

Editorial Reviews

...the volume is far more than merely informative, and it offers a rich and reliable basis for comparative work across disciplines.

Michael W. Holmes

"This is a valuable sourcebook that makes available in English a representative and comprehensive collection of texts on the associations in the Greco-Roman world."
--Everett Ferguson, Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Abilene Christian University

"Indispensable. A splendid resource for students at several levels, not merely in religious studies, but for anyone exploring the society and culture of the Hellenistic and Roman worlds."
--Wayne A. Meeks, Woolsey Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies, Yale University

"This book provides an illuminating collection of a wide range of sources, bringing together, perhaps for the first time, epigraphic evidence about associations in the Greco-Roman world. I look forward to using it."
--Ilias Arnaoutoglou, Senior Researcher, Research Centre for the History of Greek Law, Academy of Athens

"This collection is quite extensive and contains considerably more than most New Testament scholars are aware of. A very welcome resource from a powerhouse of research."
--Abraham Malherbe, Buckingham Professor Emeritus of New Testament Criticism and Interpretation, Yale Divinity School

From the Publisher

All engaged in research on the Greco-Roman world will find this collection valuable.

Review of Biblical Literature - Richard I. Pervo

This is a book that will open doors into further work and stimulate reflection and engagement with the social settings of earliest Christianity.

Review of Biblical Literature - Steve Walton