Book contents
- Early Christianity in Alexandria
- Early Christianity in Alexandria
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Beginnings
- 1 Foreshadowings
- 2 The Jesus Movement Enters Alexandria
- 3 Apollos
- 4 Factors Motivating Gentile Recruitment
- 5 Crafting a Christian Identity
- Part II Early Christian Teachers and Movements in Alexandria
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - The Jesus Movement Enters Alexandria
from Part I - Beginnings
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 December 2023
- Early Christianity in Alexandria
- Early Christianity in Alexandria
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Beginnings
- 1 Foreshadowings
- 2 The Jesus Movement Enters Alexandria
- 3 Apollos
- 4 Factors Motivating Gentile Recruitment
- 5 Crafting a Christian Identity
- Part II Early Christian Teachers and Movements in Alexandria
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter theorizes about how the Jesus movement(s) entered and took root in Alexandria during the first century ce. It cautions against idealistic models of (sub)apostolic missionaries converting the population. Instead, it uses network theory to reimagine the spread of the Jesus movement(s) through more conventional social actors. It also explores ancient travel patterns and routes to discern from where and when the earliest votaries of Jesus could have entered the city.
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- Early Christianity in AlexandriaFrom its Beginnings to the Late Second Century, pp. 33 - 39Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023