Theology

Hans Joachim Stein

Frühchristliche Mahlfeiern

Ihre Gestalt und Bedeutung nach der neutestamentlichen Briefliteratur und der Johannesoffenbarung

[Communal Meals in Early Christianity.]

2008. XIII, 418 pages.

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe 255

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Hans Joachim Stein investigates the liturgical form of communal meals in early Christianity and their theological meaning, as it is attested by the New Testament Epistles and the Revelation of John.
Hans Joachim Stein investigates the liturgical form of communal meals in early Christianity and their theological meaning, as it is attested by the New Testament Epistles and the Revelation of John. Considering the context of Greco-Roman symposia, club banquets and Jewish meals, he shows that early Christian groups, although they participated in their cultural environment, tried to establish a specific Christian meal practice which can be understood as an image of their own theological identity. The fact that the meal practices varied a lot among early Christian congregations can be taken as an indicator for the diversity not only of Christian meals but also of Christian identities.
Authors/Editors

Hans Joachim Stein Geboren 1969 ; Studium der Evangelischen Theologie in Bethel, München, Gettysburg/PA, Washington/DC und Bonn; 1999–2002 Vikariat; 2002–2007 Assistent für Neues Testament an der Kirchlichen Hochschule Wuppertal; seit 2008 Gemeindepfarrer in der Evangelischen Landeskirche in Württemberg.

Reviews

The following reviews are known:

In: Etudes Théologiques et Réligieuses — 2011, S. 546–548 (Ulrich Rüsen-Weinhold)
In: Revue d'histoire et de Philosophie Religieuses — 90 (2010), S. 426–427 (Ch. Grappe)
In: Concilium — 2009, S. 812
In: Verkündigung u. Forschung — 55 (2010), S. 71–79 (Eva Ebel)
In: Actualidad Bibliografica — 92 (2009), S. 178–181 (Valenti Fabrega)
In: Archiv für Liturgiewissenschaft — 54 (2012), S. 304 (Harald Buchinger)
In: Bulletin for Biblical Research — 21.2 (2011), S. 279–281 (Peter H. Davids)
In: International Review of Biblical Studies — 55 (2008/09), S. 1542
In: Catholic Biblical Quarterly — 74 (2012), S. 829–831 (Andrew B. McGowan)
In: Biblische Notizen — 145 (2010), S. 130–132 (Hans-Ulrich Weidemann)
In: Materialdienst Konfessionskundl. lnst. Bensheim — 60 (2009), S. 40 (Michael Plathow)
In: Journal for the Study of the New Testament (JSNT) — 32.5 (2010), S. 75–76 (F. Gerald Downing)
In: New Testament Abstracts — 53 (2009), S. 411–412
In: Theologische Literaturzeitung — 135 (2010), S. 433–436 (Angela Standhartinger)
In: Theologische Revue — 107 (2011), S. 468–470 (Eva Ebel)
In: Theologische Beiträge — 42 (2011), S. 320–321 (Christoph Stenschke)
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