The Christians as the Romans saw them / Robert Louis Wilken.
Publisher: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 2003Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource (xxiii, 214 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780300160956 (electronic bk.) (discovery); 030016095X (electronic bk.) (discovery)Subject(s): Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 | Christianity and other religions -- Roman -- HistoryAdditional physical formats: Print version:: Christians as the Romans saw them.DDC classification: 270.1 LOC classification: BL2756 | .W54 2003ebOther classification: 11.51 | 15.52 | 15.28 Online resources: Notre Dame Online Access
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Summary: This book offers an engrossing portrayal of the early years of the Christian movement from the perspective of the Romans.
Pliny: a Roman gentleman -- Christianity as a burial society -- The piety of the persecutors -- Galen: The curiosity of a philosopher -- Celsus: A conservative intellectual -- Porphyry: The most learned critic of all -- Julian the Apostate: Jewish law and Christian truth.
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Book-Reference | Fischer Hall Library Reference | BL2756. W54 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Withdrawn Not for loan | B014059 |
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Previous edition: 1984.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-209) and index.
Pliny: a Roman gentleman -- Christianity as a burial society -- The piety of the persecutors -- Galen: The curiosity of a philosopher -- Celsus: A conservative intellectual -- Porphyry: The most learned critic of all -- Julian the Apostate: Jewish law and Christian truth.
This book offers an engrossing portrayal of the early years of the Christian movement from the perspective of the Romans.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed March 8, 2016).
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