1st Edition
Philosophers, Jews, and Christians in the Roman Empire Authority, Text, and Tradition
By Leslie Kelly
Copyright 2025
114 Pages
by
Routledge
114 Pages
by
Routledge
114 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explores how philosophical and religious communities in the Roman Empire of the first and second centuries CE engaged with, and were shaped by, their relationship to texts and tradition in their quest for true religious knowledge or ultimate truth.
This era was a dynamic transition period for philosophers, Jews, and Christians in the Roman Empire: it was the stage between Hellenistic... Read more
1. Introduction; 2. Philosophers; 3. Jews; 4. Christians; 5. Conclusion.
Biography
Leslie Kelly is Professor of History in the School of Arts, Humanities and Education at American Public University, USA. She is the author of Sources in Late Antiquity and Byzantium; Prophets, Prophecy, and Oracles in the Roman Empire: Jewish, Christian, and Greco-Roman Cultures; and Dialogue in the Greco-Roman World.
