Christianity in the Greco-Roman World

Christianity in the Greco-Roman WorldBackground becomes foreground in Moyer Hubbard's creative introduction to the social and historical setting for the letters of the Apostle Paul to churches in Asia Minor and Europe. Hubbard begins each major section with a brief narrative featuring a fictional character in one of the great cities of that era. Then he elaborates on various aspects of the cultural setting related to each particular vignette, discussing the implications of those venues

paying attention to how the biblical authors used rhetorical techniques to provoke readers to action

He then provides practical solutions based on lived experience

and the suffering of Job--to give readers biblical resources for working through this topic

the Lectionary

" Anyone wanting to wrestle with key issues in New Testament interpretation will want to read this book

This book will be rewarding reading for pastors

Additional resources for students and professors are available through Textbook eSources

and lay readers an accessible summary of Bavinck's masterwork

with many suggesting that specific strategies will produce desired results

To do this the author considers the biblical ideal for human beings and then proceeds to offer a biblical foundation for each of the topics under discussion--identity

and witness

"This book will become a standard reference tool for all serious students of the Bible