TY  - GEN
AU  - Peppard,Michael
TI  - The World's Oldest Church
SN  - OAPEN_604619
PY  - 2016///
CY  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Ancient history: to c 500 CE
KW  - bicssc
KW  - History
KW  - Annunciation
KW  - Anointing
KW  - Baptism
KW  - Baptistery
KW  - Dura-Europos
KW  - Jesus
KW  - Psalms
N1  - Open Access
N2  - Michael Peppard provides a historical and theological reassessment of the oldest Christian building ever discovered, the third-century house-church at Dura-Europos. Contrary to commonly held assumptions about Christian initiation, Peppard contends that rituals here did not primarily embody notions of death and resurrection. Rather, he portrays the motifs of the church’s wall paintings as those of empowerment, healing, marriage, and incarnation, while boldly reidentifying the figure of a woman formerly believed to be a repentant sinner as the Virgin Mary. This richly illustrated volume is a breakthrough work that enhances our understanding of early Christianity at the nexus of Bible, art, and ritual
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30055/1/650044.pdf
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30055/1/650044.pdf
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30055/1/650044.pdf
UR  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/38425
ER  -