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Pax Romana

The Claim and the Reality

by Klaus Wengst

  • Paperback
  • 256 pages
  • Publisher: SCM Press
  • 13.9 x 21.6 x 1.4 cm

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For those seeking deeper historical insight into Christianity

Reveals the harsh realities behind the era of peace

You will gain a new perspective on faith and resilience

Pax Romana explores the hidden struggles of early Christians under Roman rule.

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How providential, it is often argued, that Christianity began under the pax Romano, an unprecedented time of peace throughout the world! At what other time could the gospel have spread so quickly? Certainly the pax Romana was a time of peace, prosperity and justice for some - yet for others, the majority, it was a time of oppression, misery and suffering under the tyrant's whim. This latter dimension is not often brought out, so this new book plays an important role in redressing the balance. In it, Professor Wengst brings out what it was really like to live in the Roman empire. He is not so much concerned to offer a 'balanced' account as to show what it felt like from below, its effect on the nameless multitudes of whose immeasurable tears and sufferings, hopes and fears there is only indirect evidence. This serves as a prelude to a discussion of the experiences which Jesus and the early Christians had of Roman rule and the way in which they reacted to it. There is no mistaking the fact that the results of the study are not just a piece of past history, but are extraordinarily relevant to the modern world.
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  • Author

    Klaus Wengst

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    SCM Press

  • Published

    June 2012

  • Weight

    320g

  • Page Count

    256

  • Dimensions

    13.9 x 21.6 x 1.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9780334012214

  • ISBN-10

    033401221X

  • Eden Code

    1926569

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