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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Snyder, H. Gregory, 1959- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]
Colección:Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; v. 159.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"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"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 219 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9004428011
9789004428010
ISSN:0920-623X ;