Early Christian Literature: Christ and Culture in the Second and Third Centuries by Rhee, Helen - 2005

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New. Helen Rhee's outstanding work is the first book to bring together The Apologies and the semi-fictional Apocryphal Acts and Martyr Acts in a single study. Filling a significant gap in the scholarship, she looks at Christian self definition and self representation in the context of pagan-Christian conflict. Using an interdisciplinary approach; historical, literary, theological, sociological, and anthropological, Rhee studies the Christians in the formative period of their religion; from mid first to early third centuries. She examines how the forms of Greco-Roman society were adapted by the Christians to present the superiority of Christian monotheism, Christian sexual morality, and Christian (dis)loyalty to the Empire. Tackling broad topics, including theology, asceticism, sexuality and patriotism, this book explores issues of cultural identity and examines how these propagandist writings shaped the theological, moral and political trajectories of Christian faith and contributed largely… Read More

Paperback / softback. New. This work concerns the early Christians' self-definitions and self-representations in the context of pagan-Christian conflict, reflected in the literatures from the mid-second to the early third centuries (ca. 150 - 225 CE).

Routledge, 2005. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 266 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.75 inches.

Routledge, 2005-06-06. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!