Pagan Rome and the early christians
By: Stephen Benko.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Bloomington, IN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.; Christianity -- Controversial literature -- History and criticism; Rome -- Religion.
Description: "In the early Roman empire, Christians were seen by pagans as overthrowers of ancient gods and destroyers of the prevailing social order. Allegations that Christians recognized each other by secret marks, met at night and made love to one another indiscriminately, worshipped the head of an ass and the genitals of their high priests, and ate children were widely believed. In examining these charges and the Christian response to them, Benko has provided a persuasively argued and refreshing, if controversial, perspective on the confrontation of the pagan and early Christian worlds."[book cover].
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