Ethnicity and Argument in Eusebius’ Praeparatio Evangelica. By Aaron P. Johnson
The basic premiss of this book is that in Praeparatio Evangelica Eusebius of Caesarea presents Christianity as not so much a religion as a nation (ethnos) and race (genos). His preference for the categories of ethnos and genos over religion explains why ‘there are no “pagans” in Eusebius’ Praeparati...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2009
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2009, Volume: 60, Issue: 1, Pages: 283-285 |
| Review of: | Ethnicity and argument in Eusebius' Praeparatio evangelica (Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2006) (Whealey, Alice)
Ethnicity and argument in Eusebius' Praeparatio evangelica (Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2006) (Whealey, Alice) |
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| Summary: | The basic premiss of this book is that in Praeparatio Evangelica Eusebius of Caesarea presents Christianity as not so much a religion as a nation (ethnos) and race (genos). His preference for the categories of ethnos and genos over religion explains why ‘there are no “pagans” in Eusebius’ Praeparatio, only Greeks, Phoenicians, and others’ (p. 24). Johnson devotes much space to discussing modern theories of nation, ethnicity, and race, which has the potential confuse the reader about what he himself means by such terms. Eventually, he wisely attempts to discern what Eusebius means by ethnos and genos, based on his use of the words in Praeparatio. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/fln147 |