Criminalization in acts of the apostles: race, rhetoric, and the prosecution of an early Christian movement
"Acts of the Apostles presents Roman officials and militarized police criminalizing, prosecuting, and incarcerating a movement of Jesus followers. This book brings Acts into conversation with ancient and modern understandings of crime by tending to laws and by exploring how different writers po...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge New York
Cambridge University Press
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Acts of the Apostles
/ Roman Empire
/ Persecution
/ Criminalization
/ Human rights
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament TB Antiquity |
| Further subjects: | B
Prosecution (Rome)
B Christians (Rome) B Criminal justice, Administration of (Rome) B Bible. Acts |
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Table of Contents Blurb Literaturverzeichnis Presumably Free Access Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | "Acts of the Apostles presents Roman officials and militarized police criminalizing, prosecuting, and incarcerating a movement of Jesus followers. This book brings Acts into conversation with ancient and modern understandings of crime by tending to laws and by exploring how different writers portray the criminalized"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xvi, 230 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 1009366378 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781009366342 |