«Impulsore Chresto»

Opposition to Christianity in the Roman Empire c. 50-250 AD

von Jakob Engberg

352 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Impulsore Chresto reassesses opposition to Christianity AD 50-250. The Roman authorities‘ persecutions have caught the attention of both the public, intrigued by martyrs, and scholars, arguing that executions were relatively rare. This is not challenged, but the executions are placed in context as the most dramatic aspect of a spectrum of opposition including rumors, polemic, harassment and accusations. Such opposition was taken for granted and rarely described. When studying the preserved texts on trials against Christians, however, it appears that even here relatives, plaintiffs, spectators or local officials played crucial roles. There were as many reasons for opposition as opponents, but some motives reappear in clusters: Christians were perceived as superstitious and ungodly, as endangering peace with the gods and social order.

• Reihe: Early Christianity in the Context of Antiquity
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Europäische Geschichte Römer
• ISBN: 9783631567784
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 20.07.2007
• Größe: 21 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften