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
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Contents:
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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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.
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