The Struggle over Class: Socioeconomic Analysis of Ancient Christian Texts

Writings from the Greco-Roman World Supplement Series

by G Keddie, Michael Flexsenhar (Editor), Steven Friesen (Editor)

This volume brings together scholars from the fields of New Testament and early Christianity to examine Christian texts in light of the category of class. Historically rigorous and theoretically sophisticated, The Struggle over Class presents a range of approaches to, and applications of, class in the study of religious texts and communities. Essays examine the epistles, the gospels, Acts, apocalyptic texts, and patristic literature for what they reveal about the socioeconomic contexts of the Greco-Roman World.

472 pages, Paperback

Published October 15, 2021