The People Beside Paul : The Philippian Assembly and History from Below

This Volume Brings Together An International And Interdisciplinary Group Of Scholars With A Broad Range Of Expertise And A Common Interest: Philippi In Antiquity. -- Back Cover Philippian (pre)occupations And Peopling Possibilities: An Introduction / Joseph A. Marchal -- Priestesses And Other Female Cult Leaders At Philippi In The Early Christian Era / Valerie Abrahamsen -- The Economic Situation Of The Philippian Christians / Peter Oakes -- Collaboration Of Samothrakiasts And Christians In Philippi / Eduard Verhoef -- Response: Broadening The Socioeconomic And Religious Context At Philippi / Richard S. Ascough -- Letter From Prison As Hidden Transcript: What It Tells Us About The People At Philippi / Angela Standhartinger -- Slaves As Wo/men And Unmen: Reflecting Upon Euodia, Syntyche, And Epaphroditus In Philippi / Joseph A. Marchal -- Response / Antoinette Clark Wire -- Out-howling The Cynics: Reconceptualizing The Concerns Of Paul's Audience From His Polemic In Philippians 3 / Mark D. Nanos -- An Alternative Community And An Oral Encomium: Traces Of The People In Philippi / Robert L. Brawley -- Determining What Is Best: The Campaign For Fair Food And The Nascent Assembly In Philippi / Noelle Damico And Gerardo Reyes Chavez -- Response: A Component Community Of An Alternative Society / Richard A. Horsley. Edited By Joseph A. Marchal. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 295-328) And Indexes.