Early Christians adapting to the Roman Empire: mutual recognition

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 &quo...

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Main Author: Huttunen, Niko (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2020]
Series:Supplements to Novum Testamentum volume 179
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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.
Physical Description:IX, 282 Seiten
ISBN:9789004426153

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