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Enslaved leadership in early Christianity /

Shaner, Katherine Ann, 1976-

Enslaved leadership in early Christianity / Katherine A. Shaner. - 207 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-201) and index.

Power in perspectives: interpreting enslaved presence in archaeological materials -- Power plays: Roman policies, public slaves, and social status -- Voices of power: Onesimos, Paul, and the ambiguity of the enslaved in Christ -- Shifting power: ambiguous status, visual rhetoric, and the enslaved in imperial sacrificial practices -- Power in the ekklesia: contesting enslaved leadership in 1 Timothy and Ignatius.

9780190275068 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2017019237


Christian leadership--History.
Christian slaves--History.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

BR195.L42 / S53 2018

270.1

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