Ancient Jewish and Christian Texts as Crisis Management Literature: Thematic Studies from the Centre for Early Christian Studies (Library of New Testament Studies | LNTS)

This volume seeks to demonstrate that many Jewish and Christian texts in the ancient world were written as a direct response to an earlier situation of crisis that affected the author, or the intended reader. Presented here are texts from both traditions that were written over many centuries in order to establish that such crisis management literature was widespread in the religious and theological literature of ancient times. These works reveal that all manner of crises could contribute to the production of these texts—persecution, political factors, religious or theological differences, social circumstances, and internal or external threats. By understanding this crucial element in their composition, we are better able to understand the complexities of the time and to appreciate the strategies which the authors used to manage these crises.

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