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Sacred Scripture and Secular Struggles (The Bible in Ancient Christianity, 9) by David Vincent Meconi S.J. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Sacred Scripture and Secular Struggles (The Bible in Ancient Christianity, 9) about?
Twelve leading scholars have collaborated on this unique volume, bringing their biblical and patristic expertise together to show how the first followers of Jesus used their own canonical scriptures to address concerns central to life in the Roman Empire. Sacred Scripture and Secular Struggles offers an overview of how early Christians approached and appropriated biblical texts in addressing wider societal issues of imperial power, slavery, the use of wealth, suicide and other fundamental issues brought about by the convergence of empire and ecclesia.
Who reads Sacred Scripture and Secular Struggles (The Bible in Ancient Christianity, 9)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- David Vincent Meconi S.J.
- Publisher
- Brill Academic Pub
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9789004304567
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Christian, Religion
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