Christian Persecution in Antiquity

ISBN-13: 9781481313889 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 181 str.

Wolfram Kinzig; Markus Bockmuehl

Spis treści

• Introduction: The Cruelty and Fascination of Ancient Persecutions of Christians
• 1. The Marginalization of Christianity within Judaism
• 2. Christianity's Offensiveness: Ideological Parameters of the Ancient Conflicts
• 3. Legal Procedures and Punishments
• 4. Persecutions in Rome under Nero and Domitian
• 5. Christians as Victims of Local Police Actions (111–249)
• 6. A Decade of Persecution: From Decius to Valerian (249–260)
• 7. The Fiercest Attack on Ancient Christianity: The 'Great Persecution' under Diocletian and Its Aftermath
• 8. Later Repressions of Christians in the Roman Empire
• 9. Late Antique Persecutions outside the Roman Empire
• 10. The Dispute about Repentance after Apostasy
• Concluding Observations