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Divine honours for the Caesars : the first Christians' responses /

In this book Bruce Winter explores the varied responses of the first Christians to requirements to render divine honors to the Caesars as the conventional public expression of loyalty to Rome and its rulers. How did they cope with the culture of emperor worship when they were required to give their...

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Main Author:	Winter, Bruce W.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Grand Rapids, Michigan : Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2015.
Subjects:	Church and state > Rome. Christianity and politics > History > Early church, ca. 30-600. Christians > Political activity > Rome. Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

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