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Church and empire /

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Ad fontes (Minneapolis, Minn.)Publication details: Minneapolis Fortress Press ©2016Description: xlv, 115 Pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781451496352 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1451496354 (pbk : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 270.1 D652C 23
LOC classification:
  • BR60.A62 C48 2016
Contents:
Texts and translations. Voices from the margins: the early centuries of Christian development. Revelation 13, New Revised Standard Verson -- Rom. 13:1-7, New Revised Standard Version -- Correspondence between Pliny and the Emperor Trajan (c. 112CE) -- Acts of the martyrs of Scili -- Justin Martyr, The first apology (c. 147-161 CE) -- The move toward the center. The "edict of Milan" (313 CE) -- Eusebius Pamphilius, The life of Constantine (c. 339 CE) -- Ephrem, Third hymn against Julian (c. 363 CE) --
Summary: The history of the church's relationship with governing authorities unfolds from its beginnings at the intersection of apprehension and acceptance, collaboration and separation. This volume is dedicated to helping students chart this complex narrative through early Christian writings from the first six centuries of the Common Era. - back of book.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-112) and index.

Texts and translations. Voices from the margins: the early centuries of Christian development. Revelation 13, New Revised Standard Verson -- Rom. 13:1-7, New Revised Standard Version -- Correspondence between Pliny and the Emperor Trajan (c. 112CE) -- Acts of the martyrs of Scili -- Justin Martyr, The first apology (c. 147-161 CE) -- The move toward the center. The "edict of Milan" (313 CE) -- Eusebius Pamphilius, The life of Constantine (c. 339 CE) -- Ephrem, Third hymn against Julian (c. 363 CE) --

The history of the church's relationship with governing authorities unfolds from its beginnings at the intersection of apprehension and acceptance, collaboration and separation. This volume is dedicated to helping students chart this complex narrative through early Christian writings from the first six centuries of the Common Era. - back of book.

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