The First Christians in Their Social Worlds: Social-scientific approaches to New Testament Interpretation - Softcover

"Elser applies his socialscientific model sesitively and flexibly; his illuminating results amply warrant his method.." -"Religious Studies Review, January 1997 ..."Esler applies his social-scientific model sensitively and flexibly; his illuminating results amply warrant his method. ...an accessible introduction to social science-based descriptions of aspects of Jewish and Christian formations in their Mediterranean cultural locales.." -" Religious Studies Review, Vol. 23, January 1997

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