Jews and Christians [electronic resource] : Graeco-Roman views / Molly Whittaker.
By: Whittaker, Molly
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TextLanguage: English Series: Cambridge commentaries on writings of the Jewish and Christian world, 200 BC to AD 200: v. 6.Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1984Description: xii, 286 p. maps ; 22 cmISBN: 0511867387; 0511621469Subject(s): Classical literature -- History and criticism | Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 -- Historiography | Judaism -- History -- To 70 A.D. -- Historiography | Jews -- History -- To 70 A.D. -- Historiography | Rome -- Religion | Greece -- ReligionGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No title; No titleDDC classification: 930/.04924 LOC classification: DS115.5 | .W48 1984Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents only Summary: The aim of this book is to give access to sources which illustrate Graeco-Roman views on Jews and Christians from 200 BC to AD 200. Passages range from longer extracts written by historians to short incidental references by disparate authors which throw light on attitudes towards beliefs and social customs. The pagan religious background, especially the Mystery religions, is also described and illustrated by selected passages, so that the reader may have some idea of the general religious climate during this period. Every quotation is prefixed by a brief biography of the author and all passages have been translated into English, with explanatory comment when necessary. Connecting essays act as summaries and focus the attention on essential issues. These, together with a chronological chart and maps should enable a student coming fresh to the subject, without previous specialized knowledge, to see the period in historical perspective.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The aim of this book is to give access to sources which illustrate Graeco-Roman views on Jews and Christians from 200 BC to AD 200. Passages range from longer extracts written by historians to short incidental references by disparate authors which throw light on attitudes towards beliefs and social customs. The pagan religious background, especially the Mystery religions, is also described and illustrated by selected passages, so that the reader may have some idea of the general religious climate during this period. Every quotation is prefixed by a brief biography of the author and all passages have been translated into English, with explanatory comment when necessary. Connecting essays act as summaries and focus the attention on essential issues. These, together with a chronological chart and maps should enable a student coming fresh to the subject, without previous specialized knowledge, to see the period in historical perspective.
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