In the crucible of empire : the impact of Roman citizenship upon Greeks, Jews and Christians

In the crucible of empire : the impact of Roman citizenship upon Greeks, Jews and Christians / edited by Katell Berthelot and Jonathan Price.

"This volume examines the dynamic concept and changing reality of Roman citizenship from the perspective of the provinces in Rome's vast, multi-ethnic empire, both before and after Caracalla's grant of universal citizenship in 212 CE. In Greek communities, and in Jewish and Christian...

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Other Authors: Berthelot, Katell (Editor), Price, Jonathan J. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leuven ; Bristol, CT : Peeters, 2019.
Series:Interdisciplinary studies in ancient culture and religion ; 21.
Subjects:
Constitutio Antoniniana.
Citizenship > Rome.
Roman provinces > Administration.
Christians > Rome.
Jews > Rome.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Katell Berthelot, Jonathan Price
  • [Part 1] Roman citizenship in a Greco-Roman world. The foundation of empire? : the spread of Roman citizenship from the fourth century BCE to the third century CE / Myles Lavan
  • Greek citizenship in the Roman Empire : political participation, social status and identities / Anna Heller
  • Beyond city limits : citizenship and authorship in imperial Greek literature / Adam M. Kemezis
  • [Part 2] The impact of Greek and Roman models on Jews and Christians. Judaism as "citizenship" and the question of the impact of Rome / Katell Berthelot
  • How do the nations relate to Israel? : family, ethnicity, and eschatological inclusion in the Apostle Paul / Paula Fredriksen
  • The Christians and their Politeuma in Heaven : Philippians 3:20 and the Herakleopolis Papyri / Peter Oakes
  • How do the nations relate to Israel? : Rabbis, the conversion of Goyim, and the Constitutio Antoniniana / Oded Irshai
  • The Rabbis and the Roman citizenship model : The case of the Samaritans / Yair Furstenberg
  • From Collegium to Ecclesia : the changing external framework of the Jewish communities in Roman Italy / Samuele Rocca
  • The involvement of Jews in municipal life during the late Roman empire / Capucine Nemo-Pekelman
  • Christian redefinitions of citizenship / Gilles Dorival
  • How to define the citizenship of the City of God : an Augustinian problem / Hervé Inglebert.

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