Early Christians Adapting to the Roman Empire: Mutual Recognition

By Niko Huttunen

In Early Christians Adapting to the Roman Empire: Mutual Recognition Niko Huttunen challenges the interpretation of early Christian texts as anti-imperial documents. He presents examples of the positive relationship between early Christians and the Roman society. With the concept of "recognition" Huttunen describes a situation in which the parties can come to terms with each other without full agreement. Huttunen provides examples of non-Christian philosophers recognizing early Christians. He claims that recognition was a response to Christians who presented themselves as philosophers. Huttunen reads Romans 13 as a part of the ancient tradition of the law of the stronger. His pioneering study on early Christian soldiers uncovers the practical dimension of recognizing the empire.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004426159
• ISBN13: 9789004426153
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"