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Soziale Elite und Christentum Studien zu ordo-Angehörigen unter den frühen Christen

By: Contributor(s): Material type: ArticleSeries: Publication details: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2015Description: 1 electronic resource (246 p.)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783110373806
  • 9783110399370
  • 9783110399516
  • 9783110555547
Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: The notion that early Christianity was a "lower class religion" is surely outdated. Yet the extent to which members of the social elites turned to the new faith remains a matter of intense scholarly dispute. Many researchers argued against the idea that the social elites were already represented among early Christians. However, the sources give extensive evidence that senators and local officials were among the Christians of the 1st century CE.
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The notion that early Christianity was a "lower class religion" is surely outdated. Yet the extent to which members of the social elites turned to the new faith remains a matter of intense scholarly dispute. Many researchers argued against the idea that the social elites were already represented among early Christians. However, the sources give extensive evidence that senators and local officials were among the Christians of the 1st century CE.

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