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People under Power: Early Jewish and Christian Responses to the Roman Empire (Early Christianity in the Roman World) - Hardcover

 
9789089645890: People under Power: Early Jewish and Christian Responses to the Roman Empire (Early Christianity in the Roman World)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9089645896 ISBN 13: 9789089645890
Publisher: Routledge, 2025

Synopsis

This volume presents a batch of incisive new essays on the relationship between Roman imperial power and ideology and Christian and Jewish life and thought within the empire. Employing diverse methodologies that include historical criticism, rhetorical criticism, postcolonial criticism, and social historical studies, the contributors offer fresh perspectives on a question that is crucial for our understanding not only of the late Roman Empire, but also of the growth and change of Christianity and Judaism in the imperial period.

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About the Author

Michael Labahn is teachings as extraordinary professor at Martin-Luther University Halle. He is co-editor with Lehtipuu of the volume People under Power: Early Jewish and Christian Responses to the Roman Empire (AUP 2015).
Outi Lehtipuu is an adjunct professor and Academy Research Fellow at the University of Helsinki.

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This volume presents a batch of incisive new essays on the relationship between Roman imperial power and ideology and Christian and Jewish life and thought within the empire. Employing diverse methodologies that include historical criticism, rhetorical criticism, postcolonial criticism, and social historical studies, the contributors offer fresh perspectives on a question that is crucial for our understanding not only of the late Roman Empire, but also of the growth and change of Christianity and Judaism in the imperial period.

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This volume presents a batch of incisive new essays on the relationship between Roman imperial power and ideology and Christian and Jewish life and thought within the empire. Employing diverse methodologies that include historical criticism, rhetorical criticism, postcolonial criticism, and social historical studies, the contributors offer fresh perspectives on a question that is crucial for our understanding not only of the late Roman Empire, but also of the growth and change of Christianity and Judaism in the imperial period.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2025
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9089645896
ISBN 13 
9789089645890
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
258
Editor
Labahn Michael, Lehtipuu Outi