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100 1 _aPeppard, Michael
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245 1 0 _aThe World's Oldest Church
260 _aNew Haven
_bYale University Press
_c2016
300 _a1 electronic resource (344 p.)
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520 _aMichael 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.
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650 7 _aAncient history: to c 500 CE
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653 _aHistory
653 _aAnnunciation
653 _aAnointing
653 _aBaptism
653 _aBaptistery
653 _aDura-Europos
653 _aJesus
653 _aPsalms
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