Early Christians adapting to the Roman Empire : mutual recognition / by Niko Huttunen.

• 1 Introduction : Recognition between anti- and pro-imperial readings -- 2 Imperial recognition in the intellectual sphere : Christians and philosophers. Almost philosophers : pagan philosophers recognizing Christians -- Early Christians seeking recognition in Greco-Roman culture -- 3 Imagination made real : Paul between political realism and eschatological hope. Paul and his readers -- Paul's realism and imagination -- 4 Brothers in arms : soldiers in early Christianity. Soldiers in the Gospels contextualized -- Metaphors, antimilitarism, and Christian soldiers.

• "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"-- 

Ämnesord

Fornkyrkan  (sao)

Kyrkohistoria  (sao)

Kristendom och andra religioner  (sao)

Hedendom  (sao)

Church history  -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. (LCSH)

Christianity and other religions  -- Paganism. (LCSH)

Paganism  -- Relations -- Christianity. (LCSH)

Christianity.  (fast)

Interfaith relations.  (fast)

Paganism.  (fast)

Church history  -- Primitive and early church. (fast)

Christianity and other religions  (LCSH)

Church history  (LCSH)

Paganism  (LCSH)

Romerska riket  (sao)

Rome  -- Religious life and customs. (LCSH)

Rome (Empire)  (fast)

30-600  (fast)

Klassifikation

BR165 (LCC)

270.1 (DDC)

Cj.2 (kssb/8 (machine generated))