Soziale Elite und Christentum Studien zu ordo-Angehörigen unter den frühen Christen
The notion that early Christianity was a "lower class religion" is surely outdated. Yet the extent to which members of the social elites turned to the new faith remains a matter of intense scholarly dispute. Many researchers argued against the idea that the social elites were already repre...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2015
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| Series: | Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies
52 |
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| Online Access: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | The notion that early Christianity was a "lower class religion" is surely outdated. Yet the extent to which members of the social elites turned to the new faith remains a matter of intense scholarly dispute. Many researchers argued against the idea that the social elites were already represented among early Christians. However, the sources give extensive evidence that senators and local officials were among the Christians of the 1st century CE. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (246 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110399370 9783110373806 9783110555547 9783110399516 |
| Access: | Open Access |