Éric Rebillard

Burial and Community Formation in Early Christianity

A Response to Stephen Mitchell, "Burials, Brotherhoods, and Christian Communities in Asia Minor”
Section: Articles
Volume 16 (2025) / Issue 3, pp. 370-394 (25)
Published 14.10.2025
DOI 10.1628/ec-2025-0024
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Summary
A thorough review of the dossier gathered by Stephen Mitchell shows that, contrary to his claim, early Christian inscriptions from Phrygia do not provide evidence that burial plays a decisive role in community formation.