Christian teachers in second-century Rome : : schools and students in the ancient city / / edited by H. Gregory Snyder.

• Superior document: Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; Volume 159
• TeilnehmendeR: Snyder, H. Gregory, 1959-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; Volume 159.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Notes: Includes index.

Essays in Christian Teachers in Second-Century Rome situate Christian teachers in the social and intellectual context of the Roman urban environment. The teaching and textual work of well-known figures such as Marcion, Justin, Valentinus, and Tatian are discussed, as well as lesser-known and appreciated figures such as Theodotus the Cobbler. Authors probe material and visual evidence on teachers and teaching activity, adopting different theoretical perspectives that go beyond the traditional “church – school” dichotomy: comparative looks at physicians, philosophers and other textual experts; at synagogues, shops and other sites where students gathered around religious entrepreneurs. Taken as a whole, the volume makes a strong case for the sheer diversity of Christian teaching activity in second-century Rome.