Hadrian and the Christians

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2010

Hadrian and the Christians

Edited by: Marco Rizzi

Volume 30 in the series Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110224719

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About this book

The Second Century occupies a central place in the development of ancient Christianity. The aim of the book is to examine how in the cultural, social, and religious efflorescence of the Second Century, to be witnessed in phenomena such as the Second Sophistic, Christianity found a peculiar way of integrating into the more general transformation of the Empire and how this allowed the emerging religion to establish and flourish in Graeco-Roman society. Hadrian’s reign was the starting point of that process and opened new possibilities of self-definition and external self-presentation to Christianity, as well as to other social and religious agencies. Differently from Judaism, however, Christianity fully seized the opportunity, thus gaining an increasing place in Graeco-Roman society, which ultimately led to the first Christian peace under the Severan emperors. The point at issue is examined from a multi-disciplinary perspective (including archaeology, cultural, religious, and political history) to challenge well-established, but no longer satisfactory, historical and hermeneutical paradigms. The contributors aim to examine institutional issues and sociocultural processes in their different aspects, as they were made possible on Hadrian’s initiative and resulted in the merge of early Christianity into the Roman Empire.

Author information

Marco Rizzi, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.

Reviews

"[...] the questions and issues raised concerning the relationships between imperial policy, Jews, and Christians are both provocative and stimulating."
Michael W. Holmes in: Religious Studies Review 3/2010

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	I
Contents Open Access Download PDF	V
Introduction Open Access Download PDF	1
Hadrian and the Christians Marco Rizzi Open Access Download PDF	7
Villa Adriana scenario del potere Elena Calandra Open Access Download PDF	21
La paideia di Adriano: alcune osservazioni sulla valenza politica del culto eroico Marco Galli Open Access Download PDF	51
Hadrian, Eleusis, and the beginning of Christian apologetics Alessandro Galimberti Open Access Download PDF	71
The Bar Kokhba Revolt and Hadrian’s Religious Policy Giovanni Battista Bazzana Open Access Download PDF	85
The pseudo-Hadrianic Epistle in the Historia Augusta and Hadrian’s religious policy Alessandro Galimberti Open Access Download PDF	111
Serapis, Boukoloi and Christians from Hadrian to Marcus Aurelius Livia Capponi Open Access Download PDF	121
Conclusion: Multiple identities in Second century Christianity Marco Rizzi Open Access Download PDF	141
Backmatter Open Access Download PDF	151

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Languages: English, Italian
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics, Libraries, Institutes
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 186
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 28
Keywords: Hadrian; Roman Emperor; Early Christianity; Christianity and Roman Empire; Christianity and Judaism; Hadrian's Religious Policy

eBook

Published: September 22, 2010
ISBN: 9783110224719

Hardcover

Published: September 17, 2010
ISBN: 9783110224702