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Ferguson, Everett

Backgrounds of early Christianity Everett Ferguson - 2nd ed. - Grand Rapids, Mich. W.B. Eerdmans c1993. - xx, 611 p. ill., map ; 25 cm.

Contents:
Political History
Near East Before Alexander
Alexander the Great
The Hellenistic Kingdoms
Rome
Administration of the Empire
Society and Culture
The Roman Military
Social Classes
Slavery
Roman Citizenship
Roman Law
Social Morality
Economic Life
Entertainment
Education
Literature and Language
Art and Architecture
Clubs and Associations
Hellenistic-Roman Religions
Ancient Greek Religion
Ancient Roman Religion
Religion in Hellenistic-Roman TImes
Domestic and Rural Religion
Civic Cults
Ruler Cult
Personal Religion
Greek Mysteries and Eastern Religions
Gnosticism, Hermetic Literature, Chaldaean Oracles
Later Developments: Monotheism and Sun Worship
Hellenistic-Roman Philosophies
Sophists and Socrates
Plato and the Academy to the First Century
Aristotle and the Peripatetics
Skepticism
Cynicism
Stoicism
Epicureanism
Eclecticism
Neopythagoreanism
Middle Platonism
Plotinus and Neoplatonism
Judaism
Jewish History, 538 B.C. to A.D. 200
Jews in the Early Roman Empire
Jewish Literature and Other Sources in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods
Parties and Sects
Beliefs and Practices
Organization and Institutions
Christianity in the Ancient World
Literary References to Christianity in Non-Christian Sources
Archaeological Remains Bearing on Early Christian History
Some Claimed Archaeological Remains of Early Christianity
Attitudes of Pagans Toward Christians
The Legal Status of Christianity
Hindrances to the Acceptance of Christianity
Religious Rivals
Factors Favorable to Christianity
What was Unique in Christianity?

ISBN: 0802806694 (paper) 9780802806697 (paper)

LCCN: 93001584

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Christianity--Origin.
Philosophy, Ancient.
Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
Christendom.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Rome--History--Republic, 510-30 B.C.

Dewey Class. No.: 270.1 Fer 8