TY  - BOOK
AU  - Peppard, Michael
AB  - Michael Peppard provides a historical and theological reassessment of the oldest Christian building ever discovered, the third-century house-church at Dura-Europos. Contrary to commonly held assumptions about Christian initiation, Peppard contends that rituals here did not primarily embody notions of death and resurrection. Rather, he portrays the motifs of the church’s wall paintings as those of empowerment, healing, marriage, and incarnation, while boldly reidentifying the figure of a woman formerly believed to be a repentant sinner as the Virgin Mary. This richly illustrated volume is a breakthrough work that enhances our understanding of early Christianity at the nexus of Bible, art, and ritual.
DO  - 10.26530/OAPEN_604619
ID  - OAPEN ID: 650044
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 945783781
ID  - OAPEN ID: http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30055
KW  - History
KW  - Annunciation
KW  - Anointing
KW  - Baptism
KW  - Baptistery
KW  - Dura-Europos
KW  - Jesus
KW  - Psalms
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30055/1/650044.pdf
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30055/1/650044.pdf
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30055/1/650044.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/38425
PB  - Yale University Press
PP  - New Haven
PY  - 2016
SN  - 9780300216516
TI  - The World's Oldest Churchnull
ER  - 
