The Graeco-Roman Context of Early Christian Literature

From: Journal of Biblical Literature | Date: October 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

The Graeco-Roman Context of Early Christian Literature, by Roman Garrison. JSNTSup 137. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1997. Pp. 123. 24.50/$35.00.

Garrison's book focuses on the relationship of early Christian literature to GrecoRoman philosophy, poetry, and cultural practices. After an introductory chapter, he explores eight different issues in separate chapters. Garrison's introductory chapter defends the necessity of investigating early Christianity in its Greco-Roman context by appealing to two distinct reactions to Greco-Roman culture exhibited by early Christians: virulent ...

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