Early Christians Adapting to the Roman Empire : : Mutual Recognition / / Niko Huttunen.
In Early Christians Adapting to the Roman Empire: Mutual Recognition Niko Huttunen challenges the interpretation of early Christian texts as anti-imperial documents. He presents examples of the positive relationship between early Christians and the Roman society. With the concept of “recognition” Hu...
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| Superior document: | Novum Testamentum, Supplements Series ; Volume 179 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill NV,, [2020] ©2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Novus series '70 ;
Volume 179. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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| Summary: | In Early Christians Adapting to the Roman Empire: Mutual Recognition Niko Huttunen challenges the interpretation of early Christian texts as anti-imperial documents. He presents examples of the positive relationship between early Christians and the Roman society. With the concept of “recognition” Huttunen describes a situation in which the parties can come to terms with each other without full agreement. Huttunen provides examples of non-Christian philosophers recognizing early Christians. He claims that recognition was a response to Christians who presented themselves as philosophers. Huttunen reads Romans 13 as a part of the ancient tradition of the law of the stronger. His pioneering study on early Christian soldiers uncovers the practical dimension of recognizing the empire. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9004428240 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Niko Huttunen. |