Religious rivalries in the early Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity / Leif E. Vaage, editor.
Religious Rivalries in the Early Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity discusses the diverse cultural destinies of early Christianity, early Judaism, and other ancient religious groups as a question of social rivalry. The book is divided into three main sections. The first section debates the de...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Waterloo, Ont. :
Published for the Canadian Corp. for Studies in Religion/Corporation canadienne des Sciences religieuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press,
©2006.
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| Series: | Studies in Christianity and Judaism ;
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| Summary: | Religious Rivalries in the Early Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity discusses the diverse cultural destinies of early Christianity, early Judaism, and other ancient religious groups as a question of social rivalry. The book is divided into three main sections. The first section debates the degree to which the category of rivalry adequately names the issue(s) that must be addressed when comparing and contrasting the social "success" of different religious groups in antiquity. The second is a critical assessment of the common modern category of "mission" to describe the inner dynamic o. |
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| Item Description: | Includes indexes. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 324 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-304) |
| ISBN: | 1423785614 9781423785613 9780889205369 0889205361 128046562X 9781280465628 9786610465620 6610465622 |