Stegemann, Ekkehard W. <br/><br/>
The Jesus movement :  a social history of its first century / 
Ekkehard W. Stegemann and Wolfgang Stegemann; translated by O. C. Dean, Jr. 
 - Minneapolis, MN :  Fortress Press,  c1999. 
 - xix, 532 p. ; 23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part one: economy and society in the Mediterranean world of the first century -- 1. The type of ancient Mediterranean societies -- 2. The economic situation of Ancient Mediterranean societies -- 3. Stratification and the social situation in Ancient Mediterranean societies -- Part two: the land of Israel, the social history of Judaism, and the followers of Jesus -- 4. The economic situation in the land of Israel -- 5. Social development in the land of Israel -- 6. Religious pluralism in the land of Israel in the Hellenistic-Roman period -- 7. Jesus' followers in the land of Israel in New Testament times -- 8. Messianic communities in the land of Israel after 70 C.E. -- Part three: the social history of Christ-confessing communities in the cities of the Roman empire -- 9. The concept and basic characteristics of Christ-confessing communities -- 10. The social composition of Christ-confessing communities -- 11. External conflicts of believers in Christ with Gentiles and Jews in Diaspora -- Part four: the social roles and social situation of women in the Mediterranean world and in early Christianity -- 12. Gender-specific spheres and the social stratification of women in Mediterranean societies -- 13. Women among the followers of Jesus in the land of Israel 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0800630092 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>Acc#41655 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>SOCIOLOGY, CHRISTIAN--HISTORY--EARLY CHURCH, CA. 30-600<br/>SOCIOLOGY, JEWISH--HISTORY<br/>WOMEN IN CHRISTIANITY--HISTORY--EARLY CHURCH, CA. 30-600<br/>MEDITERRANEAN REGION--SOCIAL CONDITIONS
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BR 165  / St32 1999