
Daily Life of Christians in Ancient Rome
James W. Ermatinger(Author)
Greenwood Press
Published on 30. November 2006
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-313-33564-8 (ISBN)
Description
Christians in ancient Rome were a persecuted minority, living in communities of worship and sometimes in fear. Despite this, their daily lives were largely similar to that of the Romans they lived among. This volume explores the private and public daily lives of Christians in the ancient Roman world-primarily in the city of Rome-from the death of Jesus to Emperor Constantine's legalization of Christianity in 354 C.E. From the New Testament's vivid descriptions of the earliest Christians, the followers of Jesus of Nazareth, to the archaeological evidence from ancient Rome itself (catacombs, inscriptions, etc.), to the bloody accounts of the Roman states occasional persecution of Christians, this compelling title in the Greenwood Daily Life through History series brings to vivid life the ancient Christians of the Roman empire.
Thematic chapters examine the day to day behavior of Christians in the Roman world , including the conversion of Gentiles, religious practices and afterlife, food, housing and clothing, interaction with paganism, and private and public life.
Thematic chapters examine the day to day behavior of Christians in the Roman world , including the conversion of Gentiles, religious practices and afterlife, food, housing and clothing, interaction with paganism, and private and public life.
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Ermatinger explores the differences between Christians and others in their daily lives, and how Christianity developed and identified itself in a hostile environment before it was legalized. * Reference & Research Book News *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Adult education
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
505 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-313-33564-8 (9780313335648)
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Person
JAMES W. ERMATINGER is Professor and Chair, Department of History at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He is the author of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Greenwood 2004) and Economic Reforms of Diocletian (1996), as well as other articles on late Roman history.
Content
Preface Acknowledgments Chronology 1 Introduction 2 The City of Rome 3 Competition with Other Religions 4 Rome's Initial Contact with Christians 5 Private Life 6 Public Life 7 Interaction with Paganism 8 Religious Life 9 Afterlife 10 Impact of Christianity Glossary Bibliography Index