Anders-Christian Jacobsen, Jörg Ulrich, David Brakke (eds.)
Frankfurt :
Peter Lang,
c2009
327 p. :
ill. ;
24 cm
Early Christianity in the context of antiquity,
v. 4
1862-197X ;
Includes bibliographical references
Preface -- The Diversity of Apologetics : From Genre to a Mode of Thinking -- Jews, Christians and 'Pagans' in Conflict -- Criticism of Judaism in Greek and Roman Sources : Charges and Apologetics (Second Century BC to Second Century AD) -- main Topics in Early Christian Apologetics -- Jews and Christians in COnflict? Polemical and Satirical Elements in Revelation 2-3 -- Apologetic Motives in Gnostic Texts -- Traces of Apologetics in Rabbinic Literature -- Truth Begs No Favours -- Martyr-Literature and Apologetics -- Apologetics and Orthodoxy -- For the Sake of 'Rational Worship' : The Issue of Prayer and Cult in Early Christian Apologetics -- Josephus' Contra Apionem as Jewish Apologetics -- Ritus ad soles digitos pertinens : A Caricature of Roman Civic Religion in Lactantius' Institutiones divinae
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Apologetics-- History-- Early church, ca. 30-600, Congresses
Judaism-- Apologetic works-- History and criticism, Congresses