In Defence of Christianity : Early Christian Apologists.
Title:
In Defence of Christianity : Early Christian Apologists.
Author:
Engberg, Jakob.
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9783653046434
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1 online resource (282 pages)
Series:
Early Christianity in the Context of Antiquity ; v.15
Early Christianity in the Context of Antiquity
Contents:
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Apology in Context -- Part I: Introduction -- Apologists and apologetics in the second century: Jörg Ulrich -- Part II: The early Christian apologists -- Aristides: Nils Arne Pedersen -- Justin Martyr: Jörg Ulrich -- Tatian: René Falkenberg -- Athenagoras: Anders-Christian Jacobsen -- Theophilus: Jakob Engberg -- Heaven-borne in the World: Α Study of the Letter to Diognetus: Anders Klostergaard Petersen -- Clement of Alexandria. Paganism and its positive significance for Christianity: Jesper Hyldahl -- Tertullian: Niels Willert -- Minucius Felix, Octavius: Svend Erik Mathiassen -- Part III: Contemporary Greco-Roman authors regarding Christians and Christianity -- Condemnation, criticism and consternation. Contemporary pagan authors' assessment of Christians and Christianity: Jakob Engberg -- The other Side of the Debate 2. Translation of Second Century pagan Authors on Christians and Christianity: Jakob Engberg / Patrick M. Fritz /Robert B.N. Hansen / John Møller Larsen -- Part IV: Eusebius' use of theearly apologists in the Ecclesiastical History -- The defenders of Christianityin the Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius: Marie Verdoner -- Bibliography.
Abstract:
In Defence of Christianity examines the early Christian apologists in their context in thirteen articles divided in four parts. Part I provides an introduction to apology and apologetics in antiquity, an overview of the early Christian apologists, and an outline of their argumentation. The nine articles of Part II each cover one of the early apologists: Aristides, Justin, Tatian, Athenagoras, Theophilus, the author of the Letter to Diognetus, Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian and Minucius Felix. Part III contextualises the apologists by providing an English translation of contemporary pagan criticism of Christianity and by discussing this critique. Part IV consists of a single article discussing how Eusebius depicted and used the apologists in his Ecclesiastical History.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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