Christian teachers in second-century Rome: schools and students in the ancient city

"Essays in Christian Teachers in Second-Century Rome situate Christian teachers in the social and intellectual context of the Roman urban environment. The teaching and textual work of well-known figures such as Marcion, Justin, Valentinus, and Tatian are discussed, as well as lesser-known and a...

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Weitere Verfasser: Snyder, H. Gregory (HerausgeberIn)
Dokumenttyp: Konferenzschrift
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Leiden Boston Brill [2020]
Schriftenreihe:Vigiliae Christianae Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae volume 159
In: Vigiliae Christianae (volume 159)

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Verfasserangaben:edited by H. Gregory Snyder
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Zusammenfassung:"Essays in Christian Teachers in Second-Century Rome situate Christian teachers in the social and intellectual context of the Roman urban environment. The teaching and textual work of well-known figures such as Marcion, Justin, Valentinus, and Tatian are discussed, as well as lesser-known and appreciated figures such as Theodotus the Cobbler. Authors probe material and visual evidence on teachers and teaching activity, adopting different theoretical perspectives that go beyond the traditional "church - school" dichotomy: comparative looks at physicians, philosophers and other textual experts; at synagogues, shops and other sites where students gathered around religious entrepreneurs. Taken as a whole, the volume makes a strong case for the sheer diversity of Christian teaching activity in second-century Rome"--
Beschreibung:Includes index
ISBN:9789004422476