Civilized piety the rhetoric of pietas in the pastoral epistles and the Roman Empire /

Hoklotubbe, Thomas Chrisopher (1983-....)

Civilized piety the rhetoric of pietas in the pastoral epistles and the Roman Empire / [Texte imprimé] : T. Christopher Hoklotubbe - Waco : Baylor University Press, cop. 2017 - 1 vol. (252 p.) ; 24 cm

Bibliogr. p. 219-244

Demonstrates the Pastoral Epistles' rhetorical strategy in presenting Christianity as a virtuous, respectable, and non-threatening presence in Roman society

978-1-4813-0717-8

Piety Rome--Religion Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 Christianity and culture--History--Early church, ca. 30-600

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