Christians in Caesar's household : the emperors' slaves in the makings of Christianity / / Michael Flexsenhar III
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| Autore: |
Flexsenhar Michael, III, <1984->
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| Titolo: |
Christians in Caesar's household : the emperors' slaves in the makings of Christianity / / Michael Flexsenhar III
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| Pubblicazione: | University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2019] |
| ©2019 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xvi, 191 pages :) : illustrations ; |
| Disciplina: | 274.453201 |
| Soggetto topico: | Christian slaves - Rome |
| Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 | |
| Slavery - Rome | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-189) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Paul, the Philippians, and Caesar's household (Phil 4:22) -- Paul, Peter, and Nero's slaves: martyrdoms and apostolic acts -- Rome's imperial household in Christian polemic and apologetic -- Christian piety and a martyred slave of Caesar -- Material evidence for a Christian imperial freedman -- Christians and imperial personnel in Rome's catacombs -- Conclusion: the memory of imperial slavery in early Christianity. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "Examines the role of the Roman emperors' slaves in the rise of Christianity, and how imperial slaves were essential to early Christians' self-conception as a distinct people in the Mediterranean"--Provided by publisher. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Christians in Caesar's household |
| ISBN: | 0-271-08409-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910480185403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Inventing Christianity.