Roman attitudes toward the Christians :: from Claudius to Hadrian /

HauptbeschreibungJohn Granger Cook investigates the earliest interactions between Roman authorities and Christians. The events in Claudius' time surrounding "Chrestos" and possible Jewish Christians are fascinating but obscure. The persecutions of Nero and Trajan may be crucial for in...

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Main Author: Cook, John Granger (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Latin
Ancient Greek
Published: Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, 2010.
Series:Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament ; 261.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:HauptbeschreibungJohn Granger Cook investigates the earliest interactions between Roman authorities and Christians. The events in Claudius' time surrounding "Chrestos" and possible Jewish Christians are fascinating but obscure. The persecutions of Nero and Trajan may be crucial for interpreting certain texts of the New Testament, including the Gospel of Mark, 1 Peter, and the Apocalypse. Scholars have become increasingly skeptical of a persecution of the Christians during Domitian's rule, and the evidence is not strong. The rescript of Hadrian did little to change Trajan's policy with regard t.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 363 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references, sources, and indexes.
ISBN:9781280044212
1280044217
9783161515507
3161515501
ISSN:0512-1604 ;

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