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Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-08-20 - Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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Was Jesus a Cynic? Cynicism and Christianity in Antiquity is a literary tour de force analyzing and refuting the hypothesis that Jesus was a Cynic. Marie-Odile
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This collection of essays—the first of its kind in English—brings together the work of an international group of scholars examining the entire tradition ass
Cynics
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Pages: 297
Authors: William Desmond
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-12-05 - Publisher: Routledge

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Once regarded as a minor Socratic school, Cynicism is now admired as one of the more creative and influential philosophical movements in antiquity. First arisin
Backgrounds of Early Christianity
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New to this expanded & updated edition are revisions of Ferguson's original material, updated bibliographies, & a fresh dicussion of first century social life,
Christianity, Book-Burning and Censorship in Late Antiquity
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It is estimated that only a small fraction, less than 1 per cent, of ancient literature has survived to the present day. The role of Christian authorities in th