Travel Among Early Christians: A Socio-Theological Analysis of Pauline and Ignatian Communities - (Biblical Interpretation) by Jason Borges

About the Book

Travel among Early Christians examines how travel functioned as a formative practice among early Christians in Pauline and Ignatian communities, shaping their social identities and forming communal bonds across space.

Book Synopsis

Travel among Early Christians approaches intercommunal movement between churches as a valuable source of insights regarding social and theological aspects of early Christianity. Incorporating theories from mobility studies and ancient institutions that facilitated travel, Borges traces how travel functioned as a formative practice among early Christians' group identities, and signified a new cosmic reality regarding their unity in Christ. Borges investigates six specific travel events in Pauline and Ignatian churches, noting how mobility became a distinctive and revealing aspect of early Christianity.