Early classical authors on Jesus. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Margaret H. Williams.
• Authors: Williams, Margaret, 1947-
• Contents: Preface Abbreviations Chapter 1. Another Book on Jesus? Chapter 2. Pliny and Christus (i) – Setting the SceneChapter 3. Pliny and Christus (ii) – Investigating the Cult of ChristChapter 4. Tacitus's Testimony for 'Jesus' – Authentic or Interpolated?Chapter 5. Tacitus on Christus – a Master Rhetorician at WorkChapter 6. Suetonius and Chrestus – the Third Classical Writer to Refer to Christ?Chapter 7. Lucian of Samosata – a Satirical Take on JesusChapter 8. Celsus – the First Serious Pagan Critic of JesusChapter 9. Celsus's Tripartite Assault on JesusChapter 10. Overview and ConclusionAppendicesAppendix 1. Inscriptions Relating to Pliny, Tacitus and SuetoniusAppendix 2. Suetonius's skill in source-evaluation: Gaius 8.1-5 and Div. Aug.7.1-2Appendix 3. Suetonius's Compositional PracticesApendix 4. Chrestus, the Unknown (and Unknowable?) Claudian AgitatorBibliographyAuthor Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury T&T Clark
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 232; Classical literature -- History and criticism
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780567683199; 9780567683168; 9780567683175
• Related ISBNs: 9780567683151
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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