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Ancient education and early Christianity / edited by Matthew Ryan Hauge and Andrew W. Pitts. - xiv, 210 pages ; 24 cm. - Library of New Testament studies ; 533 T & T Clark library of biblical studies . - Library of New Testament studies ; 533. T & T Clark library of biblical studies. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ancient education and early Christianity / The Torah versus Homer: Jewish and Greco-Roman education in late Roman Palestine / Exodus from the cave: Moses as Platonic educator / Observing a teacher of progymnasmata / The seven sages, the Delphic canon and ethical education in antiquity / Fabulous parables: the storytelling tradition in the synoptic gospels / The origins of Greek mimesis and the gospel of Mark: genre as a potential constraint in assessing Markan imitation / Luke and progymnasmata: rhetorical handbooks, rhetorical sophistication and genre selection / Luke's antetextuality in light of ancient rhetorical educaiton / A school of Paul? The use of Pauline texts in early Christian schooltext papyri / How did the 'teaching' teach? The Didache as catechesis / Matthew Ryan Hauge and Andrew W. Pitts -- Catherine Hezser -- Craig Evan Anderson -- Ronald F. Hock -- James R. Harrison -- Matthew Ryan Hauge -- Andrew W. Pitts -- Sean A. Adams -- Dennis R. MacDonald -- Jennifer R. Strawbridge -- William Varner.

ISBN: 9780567660275 0567660273

LCCN: 2015030741

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB5H3653 bnb

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Christian education--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Education--History.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: BV1465 / .A53 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 261.5