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Christian Intellectuals and the Roman Empire - From Justin Martyr to Origen (Hardcover)
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Christian Intellectuals and the Roman Empire - From Justin Martyr to Origen (Hardcover)
Series: Inventing Christianity
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Early in the third century, a small group of Greek Christians began
to gain prominence and legitimacy as intellectuals in the Roman
Empire. Examining the relationship that these thinkers had with the
broader Roman intelligentsia, Jared Secord contends that the
success of Christian intellectualism during this period had very
little to do with Christianity itself. With the recognition that
Christian authors were deeply engaged with the norms and realities
of Roman intellectual culture, Secord examines the thought of a
succession of Christian literati that includes Justin Martyr,
Tatian, Julius Africanus, and Origen, comparing each to a diverse
selection of his non-Christian contemporaries. Reassessing Justin's
apologetic works, Secord reveals Christian views on martyrdom to be
less distinctive than previously believed. He shows that Tatian's
views on Greek culture informed his reception by Christians as a
heretic. Finally, he suggests that the successes experienced by
Africanus and Origen in the third century emerged as consequences
not of any change in attitude toward Christianity by imperial
authorities but of a larger shift in intellectual culture and
imperial policies under the Severan dynasty. Original and erudite,
this volume demonstrates how distorting the myopic focus on
Christianity as a religion has been in previous attempts to explain
the growth and success of the Christian movement. It will stimulate
new research in the study of early Christianity, classical studies,
and Roman history.
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