The Resource Between Pagan and Christian, Christopher P. Jones
Between Pagan and Christian, Christopher P. Jones
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- Summary
- For the early Christians, "pagan" referred to a multitude of unbelievers: Greek and Roman devotees of the Olympian gods, and "barbarians" such as Arabs and Germans with their own array of deities. But while these groups were clearly outsiders or idolaters, who and what was pagan depended on the outlook of the observer, as Christopher Jones shows in this fresh and penetrating analysis. Treating paganism as a historical construct rather than a fixed entity, Between Pagan and Christian uncovers the ideas, rituals, and beliefs that Christians and pagans shared in Late Antiquity. While the emperor Constantine's conversion in 312 was a momentous event in the history of Christianity, the new religion had been gradually forming in the Roman Empire for centuries, as it moved away from its Jewish origins and adapted to the dominant pagan culture. Early Christians drew on pagan practices and claimed important pagans as their harbingers--asserting that Plato, Virgil, and others had glimpsed Christian truths. At the same time, Greeks and Romans had encountered in Judaism observances and beliefs shared by Christians such as the Sabbath and the idea of a single, creator God. Polytheism was the most obvious feature separating paganism and Christianity, but pagans could be monotheists, and Christians could be accused of polytheism and branded as pagans. In the diverse religious communities of the Roman Empire, as Jones makes clear, concepts of divinity, conversion, sacrifice, and prayer were much more fluid than traditional accounts of early Christianity have led us to believe
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
-
- 1. The Perception of Paganism
- 2. Constantine
- 3. After Constantine: Indifference and Intolerance
- 4. God and Other Divinities
- 5. Idolatry
- 6. Sacrifice, Blood, and Prayer
- 7. Debate
- 8. Conversion
- 9. The West
- 10. The East
- Isbn
- 9780674369511
- Label
- Between Pagan and Christian
- Title
- Between Pagan and Christian
- Statement of responsibility
- Christopher P. Jones
- Subject
-
- 30-600
- Christianity
- Christianity and other religions -- Paganism | History -- Early church, ca. 30-600
- Church history -- Primitive and early church
- Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Fornkyrkan
- Frühchristentum
- Hedendom
- Heidentum
- History
- Paganisme -- Christianisme | Relations
- RELIGION -- Christian Church | History
- RELIGION -- Christianity | History
- Spätantike
- Église -- Histoire | Église -- 30-600 (Église primitive)
- Interfaith relations
- Kristendom och andra religioner -- historia
- Kyrkohistoria
- Paganism
- Paganism -- Relations | Christianity
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- For the early Christians, "pagan" referred to a multitude of unbelievers: Greek and Roman devotees of the Olympian gods, and "barbarians" such as Arabs and Germans with their own array of deities. But while these groups were clearly outsiders or idolaters, who and what was pagan depended on the outlook of the observer, as Christopher Jones shows in this fresh and penetrating analysis. Treating paganism as a historical construct rather than a fixed entity, Between Pagan and Christian uncovers the ideas, rituals, and beliefs that Christians and pagans shared in Late Antiquity. While the emperor Constantine's conversion in 312 was a momentous event in the history of Christianity, the new religion had been gradually forming in the Roman Empire for centuries, as it moved away from its Jewish origins and adapted to the dominant pagan culture. Early Christians drew on pagan practices and claimed important pagans as their harbingers--asserting that Plato, Virgil, and others had glimpsed Christian truths. At the same time, Greeks and Romans had encountered in Judaism observances and beliefs shared by Christians such as the Sabbath and the idea of a single, creator God. Polytheism was the most obvious feature separating paganism and Christianity, but pagans could be monotheists, and Christians could be accused of polytheism and branded as pagans. In the diverse religious communities of the Roman Empire, as Jones makes clear, concepts of divinity, conversion, sacrifice, and prayer were much more fluid than traditional accounts of early Christianity have led us to believe
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Jones, Christopher P
- Dewey number
- 270.1
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- In English
- LC call number
- BR162.3
- LC item number
- .J66 2014eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Church history
- Christianity and other religions
- Paganism
- RELIGION
- RELIGION
- Christianity
- Church history
- Interfaith relations
- Paganism
- Frühchristentum
- Heidentum
- Spätantike
- Église
- Paganisme
- Hedendom
- Fornkyrkan
- Kyrkohistoria
- Kristendom och andra religioner
- Label
- Between Pagan and Christian, Christopher P. Jones
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. The Perception of Paganism -- 2. Constantine -- 3. After Constantine: Indifference and Intolerance -- 4. God and Other Divinities -- 5. Idolatry -- 6. Sacrifice, Blood, and Prayer -- 7. Debate -- 8. Conversion -- 9. The West -- 10. The East
- Control code
- 871257902
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780674369511
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
-
- 9780674725201
- 10.4159/9780674369511
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt65v63c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)871257902
- Label
- Between Pagan and Christian, Christopher P. Jones
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. The Perception of Paganism -- 2. Constantine -- 3. After Constantine: Indifference and Intolerance -- 4. God and Other Divinities -- 5. Idolatry -- 6. Sacrifice, Blood, and Prayer -- 7. Debate -- 8. Conversion -- 9. The West -- 10. The East
- Control code
- 871257902
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780674369511
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
-
- 9780674725201
- 10.4159/9780674369511
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt65v63c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)871257902
Subject
- 30-600
- Christianity
- Christianity and other religions -- Paganism | History -- Early church, ca. 30-600
- Church history -- Primitive and early church
- Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Fornkyrkan
- Frühchristentum
- Hedendom
- Heidentum
- History
- Paganisme -- Christianisme | Relations
- RELIGION -- Christian Church | History
- RELIGION -- Christianity | History
- Spätantike
- Église -- Histoire | Église -- 30-600 (Église primitive)
- Interfaith relations
- Kristendom och andra religioner -- historia
- Kyrkohistoria
- Paganism
- Paganism -- Relations | Christianity
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