Reviews
Snyder's work has an informative and refreshing treatment of many aspects of early Christian Ireland: early Christian art and architecture; the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament in sculptured art; the calendar and Irish Christian language; gender and sexuality, commensality; theology. There is an appendix on the Jesus tradition utilized by Paul; a rich bibliography, an index of texts and authors and a most useful index of subjects treated in alphabetical order from archaeology to theology. Martin McNamara, The Heythrop Journal, April 2005, "Graydon Snyder, perhaps best known for his splendid analysis of pre-Constantinian archaeological traces of early Christianity, Ante Pacem, poses a complex and intriguing questions rarely raised among historians of Christianity. Is Roman Christianity the sole possible articulation of the Christian faith?""On the whole, the study raises as many questions as it seeks to answer. In this perhaps lies its greatest contribution and delight, as a veteran scholar shows how to ask truly novel and thought-provoking questions that have relevance far beyond their immediate topic of attention." -RBL, January 2004, SEmploying a sociohistorical approach, Snyder musters a mass of data about the Celts, some historical, much, given the elusiveness of their history, necessarily speculative. “Religious Studies Review, 1/2004, useful for those new to the subject, as well as to those who wish to explore how Christianity was assimilated into various cultures., Snyder poses a complex of intriguing questions rarely raised among historians of Christianity. Is Roman Christianity the sole possible articulation of the Christian faith? What content and contours might formative Christianity have assumed, had it not been shaped by its (Greco-) Roman setting and culture? What would a Christianity look like that had merged with a cultural tradition other than Roman?On the whole, the study raises many questions as it seeks to answer. In this perhaps lies its greatest contribution and delight, as a veteran scholar shows how to ask truly novel and thought-provoking questions that have relevance far beyond their immediate topic of attention.--John H. Elliott, for Review of Biblical Literature 2003.|9781563383854|, SSnyder "s work has an informative and refreshing treatment of many aspects of early Christian Ireland: early Christian art and architecture; the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament in sculptured art; the calendar and Irish Christian langua≥ gender and sexuality, commensality; theology. There is an appendix on the Jesus tradition utilized by Paul; a rich bibliography, an index of texts and authors and a most useful index of subjects treated “ in alphabetical order from archaeology to theology. “Martin McNamara, The Heythrop Journal, April 2005, Employing a sociohistorical approach, Snyder musters a mass of data about the Celts, some historical, much, given the elusiveness of their history, necessarily speculative. Religious Studies Review, 1/2004
