Apologetics in the Roman Empire: Pagans, Jews, and Christians (1999 Edwards, Goodman, Price), edited volume

Apologetics in the Roman Empire: Pagans, Jews, and Christians (1999) is a volume edited by M J Edwards, Martin Goodman, S.R.F. Price.

Abstract

"This book is a comprehensive survey of the dialogue between pagans, Jews, and Christians in the Roman empire up to the time when Constantine declared himself a Christian. Each chapter is written by a distinguished scholar and is devoted to a single text or group of texts with the aim of identifying the probable audience, the literary milieu, and the circumstances that led to this form of writing."--Publisher description.

Editions and translations

Published in Oxford [England]: Oxford University Press, 1999.

Contents

Introduction: apologetics in the Roman world / Mark Edwards ... [et al.] -- The acts of the apostles as an apologetic text / Loveday Alexander -- Josephus' treatise Against Apion / Martin Goodman -- Talking at Trypho: Christian apologetic as anti-Judaism in Justin's Dialogue with Trypho the Jew / Tessa Rajak -- Greek apologists of the second century / Frances Young -- Latin Christian apologetics: Minucius Felix, Tertullian, and Cyprian / Simon Price -- Origen's treatise Against Celsus / Michael Frede -- Defending Hellenism: Philostratus, In honour of Apollonius / Simon Swain -- The flowering of Latin apologetic: Lactantius and Arnobius / Mark Edwards -- Eusebius' apologetic writings / Michael Frede -- The Constantinian circle and the Oration to the Saints / Mark Edwards

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