TY - BOOK AU - HARRISON, James R. AU - WELBORN, L. L. TI - The First Urban Churches 5: Colossae, Hierapolis, and Laodicea SN - 9780000000000 PY - 2019/// CY - Atlanta, GA PB - SBL Press KW - Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Cities and towns--Religious aspects--Christianity--History KW - City churches KW - Colossae (Extinct city) KW - Hierapolis (Turkey : Extinct city) KW - Laodicea ad Lycum (Extinct city) N1 - Part 1: Introduction to the Lycus ValleyPerspectives on the Lycus Valley: An Inscriptional, Archaeological, Numismatic, and Iconographic Approach: Alan H. Cadwallader and James R. HarrisonPart 2: Responses to Ulrich Huttner's Perspectives on the Lycus ValleyColossians, Hierapolitan Coins-and the Young Bearers of Hope: Ulrich HuttnerUnraveling the Threads of Identity: Cloth and Clothing in the Lycus Valley: Rosemay CanavanOn the Question of Comparative Method in Historical Research: Colossae and Chonai in Larger Frame: Alan H. CadwalladerSalience, Multiple Affiliation, and Christ Belief in the Lycus Valley: A Conversation with Ulrich Huttner's Early Christianity in the Lycus Valley: Harry O. MaierPart 3: Thematic Essays on the Lycus ValleyInitiation, Vision, and Spiritual Power: The Hellenistic Dimensions of the Problem at Colossae: Clinton E. ArnoldEveryday Life in a Roman Town Like Colossae: The Papyrological Evidence: Peter Arzt-GrabnerA City with a Message: Colossae and Colossians: Angela StandhartingerEmploying Numismatic Evidence in Discussions of Early Christianity in the Lycus Valley: A Case Study from Laodicea: Michael P. TheophilosRome's Market Economy in the Lycus Valley: Soundings from Laodicea and Colossae: Michael TrainorHas the Vita Abercii Misled Epigraphists in the Reconstructions of the Inscription?: Allen BrentThe Inscriptions and Oracular Prophecy in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin: Assessing the Book of Revelation in Its Graeco-Roman Revelatory Context: James R. Harrison ER -