The Opposition to Caesar Worship

It was on the question of Caesar worship that Christianity and Paganism joined battle. They were radically opposed, but the conflict broke out on this definite issue; and its real nature has commonly been misunderstood.There is no occasion, in this brief paper, to discuss the origin and history of t...

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Main Author: Scott, Ernest Findlay 1868-1954 (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press [1933]
In: Church history
Year: 1933, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 91-94
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