Civilized Piety: The Rhetoric of Pietas in the Pastoral Epistles and the Roman Empire

by T. Christopher Hoklotubbe and Paul the Apostle

Early Christians in Asia Minor had to navigate the troubled waters of Roman social, political, and economic life while also preserving their faith. The church faced a double threat: Greeks and Romans viewed Christianity as a barbaric and potentially seditious superstition and, at the same moment, wealthy Christian benefactors, and their client teachers, were both perceived to threaten the integrity of the Christian community.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481307177
• ISBN13: 9781481307178
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher