Christian Identity in the Jewish and Graeco-Roman World

by Judith M. Lieu

Book Overview

'I am a Christian' is the confession of the martyrs of early Christian texts and, no doubt, of many others; but what did this confession mean, and how was early Christian identity constructed? This book is a highly original exploration of how a sense of being 'a Christian', or of 'Christian identity', was shaped within the setting of the Jewish and Graeco-Roman world. Contemporary discussions of identity provide the background to a careful study of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199262896
• ISBN13: 9780199262892
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.7"