Against the Christians: The Rise of Early Anti-Christian Polemic
Jeffrey W. Hargis
Against the Christians examines the anti-Christian polemic works of Celsus, Porphyry, and Julian the Apostate. The first book to analyze the phenomenon of early anti-Christian literature in depth, it chooses the critics' objection to Christian exclusivism as its starting point. The evolution in the polemic, from a rhetoric of radical distinction to one of «rhetorical assimilation,» reveals a sophisticated attempt to expose contradictions and inconsistencies within Christianity, while at the same time reflecting the process of fusion between Christianity and the culture of late antiquity.
Հրատարակչություն:
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Լեզու:
english
Էջեր:
172
ISBN 10:
1453910115
ISBN 13:
9780820457413
Ֆայլ:
PDF, 7.25 MB
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