Christian identity in the Jewish and Graeco-Roman world
By: Judith M. Lieu.
Publisher: Oxford University Press; OUP Oxford
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
Subjects: Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600; Identity (Psychology) -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Description: Judith Lieu's study explores how a sense of being a Christian was shaped within the setting of the Jewish and Graeco-Roman world. By exploring this theme she reveals what made early Christianity so distinctive and separate.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-349) and indexes.