Asceticism and Exegesis in Early Christianity: Reception and Use of New Testament Texts in Ancient Christian Ascetic Discourses

By: Hans-Ulrich Weidemann

From the beginning, many of the early Christian communities led an ascetic lifestyle, although a good number of New Testament texts do not seem suitable for justifying radical ascetic and encratite practice. The question thus arises how the different forms of asceticism could be justified on the basis of those scriptures. The article

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3525593589
• ISBN13: 9783525593585
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"