Abandoned to lust: sexual slander and ancient christianity
Auteur :
Knust, Jennifer
Éditeur :
Columbia University Press
ISBN :
9780231136624
Date de publication :
9 nov. 2005
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Early Christians used charges of adultery, incest, and lascivious behavior to demonize their opponents, police insiders, resist pagan rulers, and define what it meant to be a Christian. This book explores the writings of Paul, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus of Lyons, and other Christian authors who argued that Christ alone made self-mastery possible.