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- 2012000268 abstract "Intrigue is in the air as Nicanor returns to Corinth and reports to his patron Erastos on recent business dealings in Rome. Nicanor, a former slave, is a man on the make. But surprises keep springing up in his path. A political rival of Erastos is laying a plot, and a new religion from the East keeps pressing in his life. Spend an imaginary week in Paul's Corinth as the story of Nicanor winds through street and forum, marketplace and baths, taking usChristian world.Numerous full-page text boxes expand on a variety of aspects of life and culture as we encounter them in the narrative. into shop, villa and apartment, where we meet friends new and old. From our observing a dinner in the temple of Aesclepius to Christian worship in the home of Erastos, Paul's dealings with the Corinthians in his letters take focused relevance and socail clarity. The result is an unforgettable introduction to life in a major center of the New Testament world. Throughout the text, helpful sidebars, maps and diagrams serve to further illuminate the sociocultural context of the early Christian world.".
- 2012000268 contributor B12427078.
- 2012000268 coverage "Corinth (Greece) Fiction.".
- 2012000268 created "c2012.".
- 2012000268 date "2012".
- 2012000268 date "c2012.".
- 2012000268 dateCopyrighted "c2012.".
- 2012000268 description "Intrigue is in the air as Nicanor returns to Corinth and reports to his patron Erastos on recent business dealings in Rome. Nicanor, a former slave, is a man on the make. But surprises keep springing up in his path. A political rival of Erastos is laying a plot, and a new religion from the East keeps pressing in his life. Spend an imaginary week in Paul's Corinth as the story of Nicanor winds through street and forum, marketplace and baths, taking usChristian world.Numerous full-page text boxes expand on a variety of aspects of life and culture as we encounter them in the narrative. into shop, villa and apartment, where we meet friends new and old. From our observing a dinner in the temple of Aesclepius to Christian worship in the home of Erastos, Paul's dealings with the Corinthians in his letters take focused relevance and socail clarity. The result is an unforgettable introduction to life in a major center of the New Testament world. Throughout the text, helpful sidebars, maps and diagrams serve to further illuminate the sociocultural context of the early Christian world.".
- 2012000268 extent "158 p. :".
- 2012000268 identifier "0830839623 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- 2012000268 identifier "9780830839629 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- 2012000268 issued "2012".
- 2012000268 issued "c2012.".
- 2012000268 language "eng".
- 2012000268 publisher "Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Academic,".
- 2012000268 spatial "Corinth (Greece) Fiction.".
- 2012000268 subject "813/.6 23".
- 2012000268 subject "Apostles Fiction.".
- 2012000268 subject "Bible. New Testament History of Biblical events Fiction.".
- 2012000268 subject "Christian saints Fiction.".
- 2012000268 subject "PS3623.I865 W44 2012".
- 2012000268 subject "Paul, the Apostle, Saint Fiction.".
- 2012000268 title "A week in the life of Corinth / Ben Witherington III.".
- 2012000268 type "Biographical fiction. gsafd".
- 2012000268 type "Christian fiction. gsafd".
- 2012000268 type "text".