Authority and Identity in Emerging Christianities in Asia Minor and Greece

This book explores how the early Christians constructed, developed, and asserted their identity and authority in Asia Minor and Greece in the first five centuries CE.

Cilliers Breytenbach (Dr. theol., Dr. theol. habil, Munich 1984 and 1986) is Professor for the History, Literature and Religion of Early Christianity at the Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, Professor extraordinary for New Testament and Ancient Studies at Stellenbosch University and the author and editor of numerous books including Paulus und Barnabas in der Provinz Galatien (Brill, 1996), Grace, Reconciliation, Concord (Brill, 2010), and (with C. Zimmermann) Early Christianity in Lycaonia: From Paul to Amphilochius of Iconium (Brill, 2017).

Julien M. Ogereau (Ph.D in Ancient History, Macquarie University 2014) is an LMUexcellent Research Fellow at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen. He is the author of Paul’s Koinonia with the Philippians (Mohr Siebeck, 2014) and of several other articles on the language and historical context of the New Testament. He is currently writing a book on early Christianity in Macedonia.