Religious rivalries in the early Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity / Leif E. Vaage, editor.

Religious Rivalries in the Early Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity discusses the diverse cultural destinies of early Christianity, early Judaism, and other ancient religious groups as a question of social rivalry. The book is divided into three main sections. The first section debates the de...

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Corporate Author: Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion
Other Authors: Vaage, Leif E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Waterloo, Ont. : Published for the Canadian Corp. for Studies in Religion/Corporation canadienne des Sciences religieuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ©2006.
Series:Studies in Christianity and Judaism ; 18.
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Summary:Religious Rivalries in the Early Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity discusses the diverse cultural destinies of early Christianity, early Judaism, and other ancient religious groups as a question of social rivalry. The book is divided into three main sections. The first section debates the degree to which the category of rivalry adequately names the issue(s) that must be addressed when comparing and contrasting the social "success" of different religious groups in antiquity. The second is a critical assessment of the common modern category of "mission" to describe the inner dynamic o.
Item Description:Includes indexes.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 324 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-304).
ISBN:1423785614
9781423785613
9780889205369
0889205361
128046562X
9781280465628
9786610465620
6610465622
Language:English.
Reproduction Note:Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.
Action Note:digitized