By the mid-second century Christian writers were engaging in debates with educated audiences from non-Jewish Graeco-Roman cultural backgrounds. A remarkable feature of some of the texts from this period is how extensively they refer to the Jewish scriptures, even though those scriptures were unfamiliar to non-Jewish Graeco-Romans. In this book, Jeremy Hudson explores why this should have been so by examining three works by Christian converts originally educated in Graeco-Roman traditions: Justin Martyr's First Apology, Tatian's Oratio and Theophilus of Antioch's Ad Autolycum. Hudson considers their literary strategies, their use of quotations and allusions and how they present the Jewish scriptures; all against the background of the Graeco-Roman literary culture familiar to both authors and audiences.
| ISBN: | 9781526310316 |
| Publication date: | 8th July 2021 |
| Author: | Nancy Dickmann |
| Illustrator: | Andrés Landazábal |
| Publisher: | Wayland an imprint of Hachette Children's Group |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
| Series: | Big Questions, Big World |
| Genres: |
PSHE: Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem and Wellbeing |
By the mid-second century Christian writers were engaging in debates with educated audiences from non-Jewish Graeco-Roman cultural backgrounds. A remarkable feature of some of the texts from this period is how extensively they refer to the Jewish scriptures, even though those scriptures were unfamiliar to non-Jewish Graeco-Romans. In this book, Jeremy Hudson explores why this should have been so by examining three works by Christian converts originally educated in Graeco-Roman traditions: Justin Martyr's First Apology, Tatian's Oratio and Theophilus of Antioch's Ad Autolycum. Hudson considers their literary strategies, their use of quotations and allusions and how they present the Jewish scriptures; all against the background of the Graeco-Roman literary culture familiar to both authors and audiences.
Why Do We Need Rules? features in the following genres: PSHE: Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem and Wellbeing
Why Do We Need Rules? is available in Paperback, Hardback
Why Do We Need Rules? was written by Nancy Dickmann and published by Wayland an imprint of Hachette Children's Group
Why Do We Need Rules? has 32 pages
Yes it is part of Big Questions, Big World series
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