RT Book T1 Christians in Caesar's household: the emperors' slaves in the makings of Christianity T2 Inventing Christianity A1 Flexsenhar, Michael, III 1984- LA English PP University Park, Pennsylvania PB The Pennsylvania State University Press YR 2019 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1675903255 AB Paul, the Philippians, and Caesar's household (Phil 4:22) -- Paul, Peter, and Nero's slaves: martyrdoms and apostolic acts -- Rome's imperial household in Christian polemic and apologetic -- Christian piety and a martyred slave of Caesar -- Material evidence for a Christian imperial freedman -- Christians and imperial personnel in Rome's catacombs -- Conclusion: the memory of imperial slavery in early Christianity. AB "Examines the role of the Roman emperors' slaves in the rise of Christianity, and how imperial slaves were essential to early Christians' self-conception as a distinct people in the Mediterranean"--Provided by publisher NO Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-189) and index NO ISBN steht auf dem Schutzumschlag CN HT913 SN 9780271082332 SN 9780271082349 SN 027108233X K1 Christian slaves : Rome K1 Church History : Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 K1 Slavery : Rome K1 Christian slaves K1 Church history ; Primitive and early church K1 Slavery K1 Christ K1 Haushalt K1 Kaiser K1 Sklave K1 Rome (Empire) K1 Römisches Reich