| Christian Teachers in Second-Century Rome: Schools and Students in the Ancient City Contributor(s): H. Snyder, Gregory |
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ISBN: 9004422471 ISBN-13: 9789004422476 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $143.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2020 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - General |
| Physical Information: 230 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Essays in Christian Teachers in Second-Century Rome situate Christian teachers in the social and intellectual context of the Roman urban environment. The teaching and textual work of well-known figures such as Marcion, Justin, Valentinus, and Tatian are discussed, as well as lesser-known and appreciated figures such as Theodotus the Cobbler. Authors probe material and visual evidence on teachers and teaching activity, adopting different theoretical perspectives that go beyond the traditional "church - school" dichotomy: comparative looks at physicians, philosophers and other textual experts; at synagogues, shops and other sites where students gathered around religious entrepreneurs. Taken as a whole, the volume makes a strong case for the sheer diversity of Christian teaching activity in second-century Rome. |