Soziale Elite und Christentum
Studien zu ordo-Angehörigen unter den frühen Christen
Abstract
The notion that early Christianity was a "lower class religion" is surely outdated.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.
Keywords
Antiquity; social history; Early Christianity; ErastusDOI
10.1515/9783110399370ISBN
9783110399370, 9783110373806, 9783110555547, 9783110399516, 9783110399370Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
https://www.degruyter.com/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2015Series
Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies, 52Classification
Ancient history
Christianity
History of religion