Category Archives: Christian – Churches

Deltion of the Christian Archaeological Society

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Byzantinists were stunned last week by the announcement that the Christian Archaeological Society had launched a digital version of its journal Deltion of the Christian Archaeological Society, with some open access material.  The announcement from the journal’s website: The Christian … Continue reading →

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Pauline and Early Christian Corinth: 2011 Publications

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Our series continues today with the 2011 publications related mainly to Early Christian Corinth and the interpretation of 1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians.  About 100 publications on the subject were indexed online this year.  The list also includes 2009 and 2010 … Continue reading →

Posted in American School Excavations, Christian - 1 Corinthians, Christian - 2 Corinthians, Christian - Churches, Christian - Patristic Interpretation, Christian - Post-Pauline, Christian - Saints, Christian - St. Paul, Colonies of Corinth, Corinthian Scholarship (monthly), Roman Religion | Leave a comment

Reading Faith and Occupation in Late Antique Graffiti

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

Last month, Bill Caraher posted a working draft of a paper on the Christian landscapes of the Corinthia  in which he discusses a variety of Christian graffiti–crosses,  fish, Chi-Rhos, and prayers inscribed in stone–scratched in mortar and stone on churches, baths, walls, … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian - Churches, Christian - Post-Pauline, Fortifications, Lechaion Basilica, Periods, Byzantine, Periods, Late Antiquity, Periods, Modern | 3 Comments

Did a tsunami destroy ancient Lechaion?

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

In early July, Andreas Vött and his colleagues announced that sometime in the 6th century AD, a tsunami destroyed ancient Olympia, the famous site of pan-Hellenic athletic contests.   In considering recent scholarship on historical tsunamis in the Gulf of Corinth, … Continue reading →

Posted in Book and Article Reviews, Christian - Churches, Corinthian & Saronic Gulfs, EKAS (Eastern Korinthia Archaeological Survey), Geology, Greek Service Excavations, Lechaion, Lechaion Basilica, Periods, Late Antiquity | 4 Comments

Corinth – Paul, People, and Politics

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

Macquarie University has posted a description and schedule for a conference on May 14 called “Corinth – Paul, People and Politics,” sponsored by the Society for the Study of Early Christianity.  The abstract for the conference: In Paul’s letters to … Continue reading →

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St. Leonidas and the Seven Virgins, Martyrs, April 16

Posted on April 16, 2011 by

On the eve of the start of Holy Week in both western and eastern churches, it is appropriate to highlight the life of Leonidas and companions, martyred for their faith in Corinth while celebrating Pascha sometime in the mid-third century … Continue reading →

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St. Kodratos and Company

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

March 10 marks the feast day of a third century martyr named Kodratos, a Christian poorly known today but evidently important for the church communities of Late Antique and Byzantine Corinth.  This Kodratos (aka Codratus / Quadratus) is not to … Continue reading →

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Dissertating Corinth

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

The American School of Classical Studies’ website has a nice piece on Angela Ziskowski’s recently defended dissertation The Construction of Corinthian Identity in the Early Iron Age and Archaic Period. As Angela describes her work there: My work on this … Continue reading →

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From Corinth, with love

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

The choices for Valentine’s Day were anecdotes about courtesans and Aphrodite or some love verses from St. Paul.  I felt that 1 Corinthians 13 had a bit more substance.  Some images of the modern church of the Koimesis in the … Continue reading →

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Three new papers on the Roman Corinthia and Isthmus

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

A new book on Hellenistic to Roman Corinth called Corinth in Contrast: Studies in Inequality is now in the works.  The volume is edited by Friesen, James, and Schowalter and is based on the conference in Austin in early October which … Continue reading →

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