Christian teachers in second-century Rome : schools and students in the ancient city / edited by H. Gregory Snyder.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Snyder, H. Gregory, 1959- editor.

Series:

Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; v. 159.

Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, 0920-623X ; volume 159

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian education--Italy--Rome--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Christian education.

Church and education--Italy--Rome--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Church and education.

Christian education--Early church.

History.

Italy--Rome.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 219 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2020.

Summary:

"Essays in Christian Teachers in Second-Century Rome situate Christian teachers in the social and intellectual context of the Roman urban environment. The teaching and textual work of well-known figures such as Marcion, Justin, Valentinus, and Tatian are discussed, as well as lesser-known and appreciated figures such as Theodotus the Cobbler. Authors probe material and visual evidence on teachers and teaching activity, adopting different theoretical perspectives that go beyond the traditional "church - school" dichotomy: comparative looks at physicians, philosophers and other textual experts; at synagogues, shops and other sites where students gathered around religious entrepreneurs. Taken as a whole, the volume makes a strong case for the sheer diversity of Christian teaching activity in second-century Rome"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Jewish Teachers in Rome? / Judith M. Lieu

Were There Valentinian Schools? / Einar Thomassen

Esoteric Knowledge in Platonism and in Christian Gnosis / Christoph Markschies

Visual Representations of Early Christian Teachers and of Christ as the True Philosopher / Robin M. Jensen

Christians as and among Writer-Intellectuals in Second-Century Rome / Heidi Wendt

Problems of Profiling Marcion / Winrich Löhr

Justin Martyr as an Organic Christian Intellectual in Rome / Fernando Rivas Rebaque

Tatian Theodidaktos on Mimetic Knowledge / Miguel Herrero de Jáuregui

Shoemakers and Syllogisms: Theodotus “the Cobbler” and His School / H. Gregory Snyder.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Christian teachers in second-century Rome

ISBN:

9789004422476

9004422471

OCLC:

1145913093