Cynics and Christians, Oedipus and Thyestes

Justin and the other second-century Christian apologists endeavour to present their beliefs and life-style as a ‘ philosophy’ best compared with that of Plato, and Christians as a philosophical sect. This was a ‘quite implausible’ suggestion according to R. L. Wilken, commenting on Justin. Yet a num...

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Main Author: Downing, Francis Gerald 1935- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1993
In: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 1993, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-10
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