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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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1 Introduction: Recognition between Anti- and Pro-Imperial Readings
- 2 Imperial Recognition in the Intellectual Sphere: Christians and Philosophers
- 1 Almost Philosophers: Pagan Philosophers Recognizing Christians
- 2 Early Christians Seeking Recognition in Greco-Roman Culture
- 3 Imagination Made Real: Paul between Political Realism and Eschatological Hope
- 1 Paul and His Readers
- 2 Paul’s Realism and Imagination
- 4 Brothers in Arms: Soldiers in Early Christianity
- 1 Soldiers in the Gospels Contextualized
- 2 Metaphors, Antimilitarism, and Christian Soldiers
- 5 Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
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