| Early Christians Adapting to the Roman Empire: Mutual Recognition Contributor(s): Huttunen, Niko (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004426159 ISBN-13: 9789004426153 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $130.15 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics - History | Ancient - General - History | Europe - General |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.20 lbs) 292 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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. |