The book series “Berlin Studies of the Ancient World”, issued by the Excellence Cluster Topoi, brings together contributions from all fields of classical studies, from pre- and early history and classical archeology to ancient philosophy, theory of science and theology. Monographs and volumes which present the research results of the Excellence Cluster Topoi …
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The Apology of Justin Martyr
David E. Nyström, The Apology of Justin Martyr: Literary Strategies and the Defence of Christianity, Mohr Siebeck, 2018. In his Apologia pro Christianis, Justin Martyr uses some major apologetic strategies to defend and promote Christianity. These are here identified as the ‘logos doctrine’, the ‘theft theory’, the ‘proof from prophecy’ and the demonological arguments. David …
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A New Reconstruction of the Text of 2 Corinthians in Pelagius’ Commentary on the Pauline Epistles
Wilbert P. Stelzer, A New Reconstruction of the Text of 2 Corinthians in Pelagius’ Commentary on the Pauline Epistles, Gorgias Press, 2018.
What sort of Latin biblical text did Pelagius have when he wrote his commentary on the Pauline Epistles? Did he use an Old Latin text, a Vulgate text, or some …
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Tertullian and the Unborn Child: Christian and Pagan Attitudes in Historical Perspective
Julian Barr, Tertullian and the Unborn Child: Christian and Pagan Attitudes in Historical Perspective, Routledge, London 2017.
Tertullian of Carthage was the earliest Christian writer to argue against abortion at length, and the first surviving Latin author to consider the unborn child in detail. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of Tertullian’s …
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Regulating Sex in the Roman Empire: Ideology, the Bible, and the early Christians
David Wheeler-Reed, Regulating Sex in the Roman Empire: Ideology, the Bible, and the early Christians,Yale University Press, New Haven – London, 2017.
A New Testament scholar challenges the belief that American family values are based on “Judeo-Christian” norms by drawing unexpected comparisons between ancient Christian theories and modern discourses. Challenging the long-held assumption …
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The Cross: History, Art, and Controversy
Robin M. Jensen, The Cross: History, Art, and Controversy, Harvard University Press, Cambridge – London, 2017.
The cross stirs intense feelings among Christians as well as non-Christians. Robin Jensen takes readers on an intellectual and spiritual journey through the two-thousand-year evolution of the cross as an idea and an artifact, illuminating the …
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Christianity, Book-Burning and Censorship in Late Antiquity
Dirk Rohmann, Christianity, Book-Burning and Censorship in Late Antiquity: Studies in Text Transmission, Baylor University Press, 2017.
Only a small fraction of ancient literature survives—less than one percent, estimates reveal. While the reasons vary, it is an irony that Christianity, often regarded as responsible for the proliferation and spread of books and book …
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Complexity and Creativity: John’s Presentation of Jesus in the Book of Revelation
Michael P. Naylor, Complexity and Creativity: John’s Presentation of Jesus in the Book of Revelation, Gorgias Press, 2018.
Within the book of Revelation, John provides a unique and fascinating portrait of Jesus. This monograph examines John’s interaction with imagery from his cultural context (Roman emperor worship), from the key writings of his …
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Jewish and Roman Law: A Comparative Study (Vol. 1-2)
Boaz Cohen, Jewish and Roman Law: A Comparative Study (Vol. 1-2), Gorgias Press, 2018.
Classical rabbinic law grew up in the shadow of the Roman empire, and must be understood in relationship to its legal legacy. Yet few, especially in the anglophone world, have mastered both corpuses—the remarkable Boaz Cohen was …
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Religious Culture in Late Antique Arabia: Selected Studies on the Late Antique Religious Mind
Kirill Dmitriev & Isabel Toral-Niehoff (ed.), Religious Culture in Late Antique Arabia: Selected Studies on the Late Antique Religious Mind, Gorgias Press, 2017.
This volume explores aspects of religious culture in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Arabian Peninsula across Late Antiquity – the period of dynamic and historically crucial developments, culminating …
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