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"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 "reco...

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Main Author: Huttunen, Niko, Th. D. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]
Series:Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; 179.
Subjects:
Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Christianity and other religions > Paganism.
Paganism > Relations > Christianity.
Rome > Religious life and customs.
Christianity.
Church history > Primitive and early church.
Interfaith relations.
Paganism.
Rome (Empire)
30-600
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction : Recognition between anti- and pro-imperial readings
  • 2 Imperial recognition in the intellectual sphere : Christians and philosophers. Almost philosophers : pagan philosophers recognizing Christians
  • Early Christians seeking recognition in Greco-Roman culture
  • 3 Imagination made real : Paul between political realism and eschatological hope. Paul and his readers
  • Paul's realism and imagination
  • 4 Brothers in arms : soldiers in early Christianity. Soldiers in the Gospels contextualized
  • Metaphors, antimilitarism, and Christian soldiers.