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BL
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626666
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Wilken, Robert Louis,1936-
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| Title & Author
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The Christians as the Romans saw them /\ Robert Louis Wilken.
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New Haven, Conn. :: Yale University Press,, 2003.
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xxiii, 214 p. ;; 20 cm.
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| ISBN
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0300098391 (pbk.)
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: 0300030665
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: 9780300030662
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: 9780300098396
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: 0300098391
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| Notes
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Previous ed.: 1984.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-209) and index.
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| Contents
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Pliny: a Roman gentleman -- Christianity as a burial society -- The piety of the persecutors -- Galen: the curiosity of a philosopher -- Celsus: a conservative intellectual -- Porphyry: the most learned critic of all -- Julian the Apostate: Jewish law and Christian truth.
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| Abstract
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This book offers an engrossing portrayal of the early years of the Christian movement from the perspective of the Romans.
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Church history-- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
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Christianity and other religions-- Roman-- History.
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| LC Classification
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BL2756.W54 2003
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