Thomas A. Robinson

Who Were the First Christians?

Dismantling the Urban Thesis

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Produktbeschreibung

Thomas Robinson argues that popular views of early Christian growth-one concentrated in urban environments-would nearly saturate every urban area of the entire Roman Empire with Christians, leaving no room for Jews or pagans.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 164mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 554g
• ISBN-13: 9780190620547
• ISBN-10: 0190620544
• Artikelnr.: 47863120

Autorenporträt

Thomas A. Robinson is Professor and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at The University of Lethbridge, Alberta Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Abbreviations
Preface
1.Just Historians Count?
2. The "Urban" Thesis
3. Counting Romans and Christians
4. Counting the Jewish Population
5. Urban and Rural Relationships
6. Supposed Barriers to Christian Success
7. The Pre-Constantinian Evidence
8. Dismissing the Evidence of Christianity
9. The Country Bishop
10. Conclusion
Appendixes
A. The Numbers according to Ramsay MacMullen
B. The Numbers according to Rodney Stark
Bibliography
Index