Early Christians adapting to the Roman Empire : mutual recognition /
Huttunen, Niko, Th. D.,
Early Christians adapting to the Roman Empire : mutual recognition / by Niko Huttunen. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2020. - 1 online resource (282 p.) - Novum Testamentum, Supplements ; 179. . - Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; 179. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Recognition between Anti- and Pro-Imperial Readings --
Imperial Recognition in the Intellectual Sphere: Christians and Philosophers -- Almost Philosophers: Pagan Philosophers Recognizing Christians -- Early Christians Seeking Recognition in Greco-Roman Culture -- Imagination Made Real: Paul between Political Realism and Eschatological Hope --
Paul and His Readers -- Paul's Realism and Imagination -- Brothers in Arms: Soldiers in Early Christianity -- Soldiers in the Gospels Contextualized -- Metaphors, Antimilitarism, and Christian Soldiers -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index .
"In Early Christians Adapting to the Roman Empire: Mutual Recognition Niko Huttunen challenges the interpretation of early Christian texts as anti-imperial documents. He presents examples of the positive relationship between early Christians and the Roman society. With the concept of "recognition" Huttunen describes a situation in which the parties can come to terms with each other without full agreement. Huttunen provides examples of non-Christian philosophers recognizing early Christians. He claims that recognition was a response to Christians who presented themselves as philosophers. Huttunen reads Romans 13 as a part of the ancient tradition of the law of the stronger. His pioneering study on early Christian soldiers uncovers the practical dimension of recognizing the empire"--
Pristup: World Wide Web.
9789004428249 9004428240
10.1163/9789004428249 doi
22573/ctv2gdmbqz JSTOR
2020006139
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Povijest crkve--Rana Crkva, ca. 30-600.
Christianity and other religions--Paganism.
Kršćanstvo i druge religije--Poganstvo.
Paganism--Relations--Christianity.
Poganstvo--Odnosi--Kršćanstvo.
Rome--Religious life and customs.
Rim--Religijski život i običaji.
BR165
270.1
Early Christians adapting to the Roman Empire : mutual recognition / by Niko Huttunen. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2020. - 1 online resource (282 p.) - Novum Testamentum, Supplements ; 179. . - Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; 179. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Recognition between Anti- and Pro-Imperial Readings --
Imperial Recognition in the Intellectual Sphere: Christians and Philosophers -- Almost Philosophers: Pagan Philosophers Recognizing Christians -- Early Christians Seeking Recognition in Greco-Roman Culture -- Imagination Made Real: Paul between Political Realism and Eschatological Hope --
Paul and His Readers -- Paul's Realism and Imagination -- Brothers in Arms: Soldiers in Early Christianity -- Soldiers in the Gospels Contextualized -- Metaphors, Antimilitarism, and Christian Soldiers -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index .
"In Early Christians Adapting to the Roman Empire: Mutual Recognition Niko Huttunen challenges the interpretation of early Christian texts as anti-imperial documents. He presents examples of the positive relationship between early Christians and the Roman society. With the concept of "recognition" Huttunen describes a situation in which the parties can come to terms with each other without full agreement. Huttunen provides examples of non-Christian philosophers recognizing early Christians. He claims that recognition was a response to Christians who presented themselves as philosophers. Huttunen reads Romans 13 as a part of the ancient tradition of the law of the stronger. His pioneering study on early Christian soldiers uncovers the practical dimension of recognizing the empire"--
Pristup: World Wide Web.
9789004428249 9004428240
10.1163/9789004428249 doi
22573/ctv2gdmbqz JSTOR
2020006139
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Povijest crkve--Rana Crkva, ca. 30-600.
Christianity and other religions--Paganism.
Kršćanstvo i druge religije--Poganstvo.
Paganism--Relations--Christianity.
Poganstvo--Odnosi--Kršćanstvo.
Rome--Religious life and customs.
Rim--Religijski život i običaji.
BR165
270.1