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Arnobius of Sicca :

0198149131

9780198149132

Arnobius of Sicca :

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religious conflict and competition in the age of Diocletian /

by Michael Bland Simmons.

New York :

Oxford University Press,

1995.

xx, 385 pages ;

22 cm.

The Oxford early Christian studies

Includes bibliographical references (pages 338-364) and indexes.

1. Arnobius and the Age of Diocletian -- 2. The Date of the Adversus Nationes -- 3. A Biographical Evaluation: Jerome -- 4. God and the World -- 5. God and Christ -- 6. God and the Gods -- 7. The Supreme God and Saturn -- 8. The Divinity of Christ and the Mortality of the Gods: Arnobius' Response to Porphyry's Hecatean Oracle and Commentary -- 9. The Mortality of the Gods: A Predominantly Literary Retortion of Porphyry's Rejection of Christ's Divinity -- 10. The Soteriological Argument: Christ the 'Via Universalis Animae Liberandae' -- 11. The Argument Concerning Animal Sacrifice -- 12. Epilogue.

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"Arnobius of Sicca, in North Africa, was a Christian convert writing in the time of the Emperor Diocletian in the third and early fourth century AD. His most famous work, Against the Pagans, was written shortly after his conversion (c. AD 302), and is a brilliant defence of his new religion using arguments taken from the cream of pagan learning. It demonstrates exactly the nature and intensity of the conflict between pagans and Christians at this period."

"This book is the first ever major study of Arnobius. It deals fully with every important aspect of his life and writingfrom the complex and controversial question of the date of Against the Pagans, to the biographical data provided by Jerome, and the significance of the conflict between the African supreme deity, Saturn, and the Christian God. Dr Simmons provides clear evidence to show that Arnobius' work is directly related to the anti-Christian writings of the Porphyry of Tyre, demonstrating how Arnobius used one work Porphyry against another to disclose inconsistencies and contradictions in the great pagan polymaththe very method used by Porphyry himself in his own treatise Against the Christians. Dr Simmons discusses the philosophical background to Arnobius, arguing convincingly that he belonged to the Platonic, not Epicurean school of thought as has often been alleged. Arnobius has hitherto been one of the most misunderstood and misinterpreted ancient authors. This book will set Arnobius firmly on the map as a writer of considerable interest and importance, who made a significant contribution to the final triumph of Christianity over its Gracco-Roman competitors."--Jacket.

Arnobius

Arnobius

Arnobe

Arnobe l'Ancien,(02.-03.)

Arnobius

Christianity and other religions-- Roman.

Neoplatonism.

Persecution-- History-- Early church, ca. 30-600.

Christianisme-- Relations-- Religion romaine.

Néo-platonisme.

Persécutions-- Histoire-- ca 30-600 (Église primitive)

Christianisme-- Relations-- Religion romaine.

Christianity.

Filosofia cristã.

Filosofia patrística.

Heidendom.

Interfaith relations.

Neoplatonism.

Persecution-- Early church.

Persécutions-- 30-600 (Église primitive)

Religion romaine.

Religion.

Romans-- Religion.

Vroege kerk.

Rome, Religion.

Rome, Religion.

Religion romaine.

Rome (Empire)

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