Hadrian and the Christians
The book sheds new light on a much debated issue in the field of ancient history: the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire and its relationship with Judaism in the 2nd century. The contributions collected in this volume illustrate from a multidisciplinary perspective (including archaeology, cu...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Series/Journal: | Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies
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| Further subjects: | B
Classical history / classical civilisation
B Ancient history: to c 500 CE B The Early Church |
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| Summary: | The book sheds new light on a much debated issue in the field of ancient history: the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire and its relationship with Judaism in the 2nd century. The contributions collected in this volume illustrate from a multidisciplinary perspective (including archaeology, cultural, religious, and political history) how Christianity found a peculiar way of integrating into the transforming empire under Emperor Hadrian. In this way, Christianity gained an increasing place within Roman society, which ultimately opened the door to its affirmation in subsequent centuries |
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| ISBN: | 3110224712 |
| Access: | Open Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 20.500.12854/74600 |