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The Concept of “Community” and the History of Early Christianity

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Biblical Studies and Interpretation Classical Antiquity Studies Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity

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Abstract The pervasive assumption that all Christian literature and history in the first one hundred years or so sprang from and mirrored communities inhibits historical explanation by social and psychological theory that is normal for the rest of the academy. A community in this sense is a highly coherent social formation with commonality in thought and practice. The idea that the Christian movement began with these communities derives from Christianity’s own myth of origins, but has been taken as historical reality. The myth can be traced to Paul, Acts and Eusebius.

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