Much Ado about Nothing: An Answer to B. D. Shaw’s The Myth of the Neronian Persecution

In recent years, the veracity of the tradition of the martyrdom of the apostles Peter and Paul has been disputed; recently, Brent Donald Shaw denied the historicity of the persecution of Christians. In this article, the author analyzes the texts of Tacitus and Suetonius as well as other texts omitte...

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Published in:Augustinianum
Main Author: Gatti, Pierluigi Leone 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Pubblicazioni Agostiniane [2019]
In: Augustinianum
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KCD Hagiography; saints
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Summary:In recent years, the veracity of the tradition of the martyrdom of the apostles Peter and Paul has been disputed; recently, Brent Donald Shaw denied the historicity of the persecution of Christians. In this article, the author analyzes the texts of Tacitus and Suetonius as well as other texts omitted by Shaw and demonstrates the inconsistency of the hypotheses put forward by negationist scholars (Zwierlein; Shaw) from a theoretical and historical point of view.
ISSN:2162-6499
Contains:Enthalten in: Augustinianum
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5840/agstm20195919