Ethnicity and argument in Eusebius' Praeparatio evangelica /

Eusebius' 'Praeparatio Evangelica' offers an apologetic defence of Christianity in the face of Greek accusations of irrationality and impiety. This work seeks to appreciate Eusebius' contribution to the discourses of Christian identity by investigating the constructions of ethnic...

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Main Author:	Johnson, Aaron P.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Series:	Oxford early Christian studies.
Subjects:	Eusebius, > of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, > approximately 260-approximately 340. > De evangelica praeparatione. Eusèbe, > de Césarée, > environ 260-environ 340. > Préparation évangélique. De evangelica praeparatione (Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea) Apologetics. Ethnology in the Bible. Ethnicity > Biblical teaching. Apologétique. Ethnologie dans la Bible. Ethnicité > Enseignement biblique. RELIGION > Christian Theology > Apologetics. Apologetics Ethnicity > Biblical teaching Ethnology in the Bible Electronic books.
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Summary:	Eusebius' 'Praeparatio Evangelica' offers an apologetic defence of Christianity in the face of Greek accusations of irrationality and impiety. This work seeks to appreciate Eusebius' contribution to the discourses of Christian identity by investigating the constructions of ethnic identity at the heart of his work.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 261 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-258) and index.
ISBN:	9780191537868 0191537861 1435622952 9781435622951 1280845244 9781280845246 9786610845248 6610845247