The fourth century of our common era began and ended with a miracle: Constantine's famous Vision of the Cross at one end and Theodosius' victory bearing prayer at the other. In this book, historian H. A. Drake shows how miracles in this century forever altered the way Christians, pagans, and Jews understood themselves and each other.
The fourth century of our common era began and ended with a miracle: Constantine's famous Vision of the Cross at one end and Theodosius' victory bearing prayer at the other. In this book, historian H. A. Drake shows how miracles in this century forever altered the way Christians, pagans, and Jews understood themselves and each other.
H. A. Drake is Research Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of Constantine and the Bishops.
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Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Chapter One: Historians and the Miraculous Chapter Two: Theodosius's Miracle Chapter Three: Constantine's Miracle Chapter Four: Miracle Doctors Chapter Five: The Miracle of the Cross Chapter Six: Jews in Miracles Chapter Seven: Miracle in the Desert Chapter Eight: Miracles on Trial Chapter Nine: Failed Miracles Chapter Ten: Alaric, Augustine, and the End of a Century of Miracles Epilogue: The Story of Titus Notes Primary Sources Bibliography Index
Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Chapter One: Historians and the Miraculous Chapter Two: Theodosius's Miracle Chapter Three: Constantine's Miracle Chapter Four: Miracle Doctors Chapter Five: The Miracle of the Cross Chapter Six: Jews in Miracles Chapter Seven: Miracle in the Desert Chapter Eight: Miracles on Trial Chapter Nine: Failed Miracles Chapter Ten: Alaric, Augustine, and the End of a Century of Miracles Epilogue: The Story of Titus Notes Primary Sources Bibliography Index
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