Sökning: "early Christianity"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 39 avhandlingar innehållade orden early Christianity.

1. 1. Origen’s References to Heracleon : A Quotation-Analytical Study of the Earliest Known Commentary on the Gospel of John

   Författare :Carl Johan Berglund; James Anthony Kelhoffer; Anders Ekenberg; Peter W. Martens; Tobias Nicklas; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Heracleon; Origen; Fourth Gospel; Gnosticism; Valentinianism; Quotation Analysis; Second Century; Early Christianity; Nya testamentets exegetik; New Testament Exegesis;

   Sammanfattning : This study of Origen’s references to the second-century author Heracleon addresses two problems in previous research: Scholars have regularly presumed that every statement Origen attributes to Heracleon is equivalent to a verbatim quotation, and that Heracleon’s beliefs conform to those described in heresiological sources. The study develops a method of quotation analysis that uses variations in Origen’s attribution formulas to categorize the almost two hundred references as “verbatim quotations,” “summaries,” “explanatory paraphrases,” or “mere assertions. LÄS MER

3. 2. Peter's legacy in early christianity : the appropriation and use of Peter's authority in the first three centuries

   Författare :John-Christian Eurell; Rikard Roitto; James A. Kelhoffer; Outi Lehtipuu; Sverige Stockholm Teologiska högskolan Stockholm Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm Avdelningen för religionsvetenskap och teologi; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Peter; Weber; Bourdieu; New Testament; Early Christianity; Authority; Legitimacy; Petrus; Weber; Bourdieu; Nya testamentet; Tidig kristendom; auktoritet; legitimitet; Bibelvetenskap; Nt; Biblical Studies; New testament;

   Sammanfattning : This study combines traditional historical-critical methods with the sociological theories of Max Weber and Pierre Bourdieu in order to discuss how Peter’s authority is portrayed and used to create legitimacy in Christian texts from the first three centuries. The New Testament texts that mention Peter are discussed together with other early Christian writings that in one way or another relate to Peter as an authoritative figure. LÄS MER

4. 3. Our Bones, who art contaminated : Glues, strontium isotopes, and mobility in early Swedish Christians

   Författare :Crista Adelle Wathen; Kerstin Lidén; Sven Isaksson; Christophe Snoeck; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Strontium isotopes; contamination; conservation; glues; Christianity; mobility; early Christians; Sweden; Varnhem; Västerhus; bones; teeth; Scientific Archaeology; arkeologi med inriktning mot laborativ arkeologi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to build upon previous research into contamination and its effects on isotopes by focusing on the strontium isotopic ratio (87Sr/86Sr), which is used in mobility studies to study the movements of past humans and animals and to build past economic trading networks. Contamination is a broad topic, and in the scope of this thesis, it concerns the introduction of contaminants from the soil after interment and the post-excavation preservation efforts. LÄS MER

5. 4. Round Trips to Heaven : Otherworldly Travelers in Early Judaism and Christianity

   Författare :Leif Å Carlsson; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Teologi; Theology; 3 Baruch.; death-informing; identity-providing; legitimacy; identity; Tradition Group; tradition; Christianity; Judaism; cosmology; otherworldly traveler; heavenly journey; heaven; Apocalyptic; apocalypse; Bible; Bibelvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : In the beginning of the Common Era, a number of religious texts were written recounting heavenly journey adventures. These narratives have come to constitute a recurring theme in research regarding ancient religions. Round Trips to Heaven features several early Jewish and Christian heavenly journey texts. LÄS MER

7. 5. The awakening of Christianity in Iceland : Discovery of a timber church and graveyard at Þórarinsstaðir in Seyðisfjörður

   Författare :Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Christianization; continuity of cult; Christianity; Paganism; stave-church; timber church; private churches; missionary churches; mission; infiltration; graves; crosses; altar stone; silver ring; coin; weight; tephro-chronology; micro-archaeology; macro-archaeology; long-term processes; metaphors; Viking Age; Early Medieval Times; Thórarinsstadhir; Iceland; Northern Europe;

   Sammanfattning : The central theme of this thesis is the Christianization of Iceland during the period from the late 10th century to the turn of the 12th century. The distinct, though similar, branches of Christianity are traced through the archaeological record, where the excavation of an Early Medieval timber church and graveyard at Thórarinsstadhir in Seydhisfjördhur is used as a basic source. LÄS MER