cartcart

    Early Christianity and Greek Paidea (Belknap Press)

     
    Early Christianity and Greek Paidea (Belknap Press)

    Description




    This small book, the last work of a world-renowned scholar, has established itself as a classic. It provides a superb overview of the vast historical process by which Christianity was Hellenized and Hellenic civilization became Christianized.

    Jaeger shows that without the large postclassical expansion of Greek culture the rise of a Christian world religion would have been impossible. He explains why the Hellenization of Christianity was necessary in apostolic and postapostalic times; points out similarities between Greek philosophy and Christian belief; discuss such key figures as Clement, Origen, and Gregory of Nyssa; and touches on the controversies that led to the ultimate complex synthesis of Greek and Christian thought.

    Product details

    EAN/ISBN:
    9780674220522
    Edition:
    Reprint
    Medium:
    Paperback
    Number of pages:
    160
    Publication date:
    1985-10-15
    Publisher:
    Harvard University Press
    EAN/ISBN:
    9780674220522
    Edition:
    Reprint
    Medium:
    Paperback
    Number of pages:
    160
    Publication date:
    1985-10-15
    Publisher:
    Harvard University Press

    Shipping

    laposte
    The edition supplied may vary.
    Currently sold out

    Recommended for you