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Record Nr.

UNISA996226241303316

Autore

Simmons Michael Bland

Titolo

Universal salvation in late antiquity : Porphyry of Tyre and the pagan-christian debate / / Michael Bland Simmons

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015

ISBN

0-19-027284-8

0-19-020241-6

0-19-020240-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (537 pages)

Collana

Oxford Studies in Late Antiquity

Disciplina

186/.4

Soggetti

Salvation

Salvation - Christianity - History of doctrines - Early church, ca. 30-600

Universalism

Rome Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This title explores the background to the effort of the Neoplatonist philosopher Porphyry (c.A.D. 232-305) to devise a system of universal salvation as a means of countering the Christian soteriological challenge, and the Christian reactions to this, notably from Eusebius of Caesarea.