Papyri from the Great Persecution: Roman and Christian Perspectives

Two papyrus documents from the time of the Great Persecution—an official document relating to the confiscation of church property and a private letter from a man to his wife—show how Christians were coping with the imperial measures by small acts of resistance. These mundane texts thus nuance our un...

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Main Author: Luijendijk, AnneMarie 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press 2008
In: Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2008, Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Pages: 341-369
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Summary:Two papyrus documents from the time of the Great Persecution—an official document relating to the confiscation of church property and a private letter from a man to his wife—show how Christians were coping with the imperial measures by small acts of resistance. These mundane texts thus nuance our understanding of this formative period for ancient Christianity.
ISSN:1086-3184
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/earl.0.0183