Allen Hilton examines how pagan critics ridiculed the early
Christians for being uneducated, and how a few literate Christians
took up pen to defend the illiterate members of their churches.
Hilton sheds light on the peculiarity of this "defense", in which
the authors openly admit that the critics have the facts on their
side, noting that the Book of Acts even calls two of its heroes,
Peter and John, illiterates. Why did the authors of these biblical
texts, intent on presenting Christianity in a positive light,
volunteer such a negative detail? The answer to this question
reveals a fascinating social exchange that first surrounded
education levels in antiquity, and proceeded to make its way into
the New Testament. This volume provides context for pagan education
as opposed to early Christian illiteracy - touching upon the
methods of ancient learning and the relationship between Christian
and pagan schools - and analyses the 'uneducated virtue' of the
Apostles. Hilton provides a useful window onto the social
construction of ancient education and ushers readers into the
everyday experience of ancient Christians, and those who disdained
and defended them.
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