Philosophers, Jews, and Christians in the Roman Empire - Authority, Text, and Tradition

This book explores how philosophical and religious communities in the Roman Empire of the first and second centuries CE engaged with and were shaped by their relationship to texts and tradition in their quest for true religious knowledge, or ultimate truth.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Philosophers; 3. Jews; 4. Christians; 5. Conclusion.

About the author

Leslie Kelly is Professor of History in the School of Arts, Humanities and Education at American Public University, USA. She is the author of Sources in Late Antiquity and Byzantium; Prophets, Prophecy, and Oracles in the Roman Empire: Jewish, Christian, and Greco-Roman Cultures; and Dialogue in the Greco-Roman World.

Product details

• Authors: Leslie Kelly
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032904214
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3290421-4
• No. of pages: 108
• Series: Routledge Focus on Classical Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Judaism / History, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Ancient, Theology, Christianity, History of Religion, Judaism, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Church history, Philosophy of religion, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, Ancient religions & mythologies, Ancient religions and Mythologies, Judaism: theology