TY - BOOK AU - Ascough,Richard S. AU - Harland, Philip A., AU - Kloppenborg, John S., TI - Associations In The Greco-Roman World: a sourcebook SN - 9781602583740 U1 - 068.37/KLO PY - 2012/// CY - Waco, TX PB - Baylor University Press KW - Associations, institutions, etc KW - Greece KW - History KW - To 1500 KW - Sources KW - Rome KW - Social structure KW - Christians KW - Social life and customs KW - Sources KW - Jews KW - To 146 B.C KW - Religious life and customs N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Associations in the Greco-Roman World provides students and scholars with a clear and readable resource for greater understanding of the social, cultural, and religious life across the ancient Mediterranean. The authors provide new translations of inscriptions and papyri from hundreds associations, alongside descriptions of more than two dozen archaeological remains of building sites. Complemented by a substantial annotated bibliography and accompanying images, this sourcebook fills many gaps and allows for future exploration in studies of the Greco-Roman religious world, particularly the nature of Judean and Christian groups at that time ER -