Description: Aaron P. Johnson Ethnicity and Argument in Eusebius' Praeparatio Evangelica (Oxford Early Christian Studies) Oxford University Press, 2006. Hardcover. xvii, 261 pp. Clean, firm, and square. Ex Library copy with stampings to preliminary and terminal pages. Internal pages are clean and free of markings. Dj library taped to endpapers. Eusebius' magisterial Praeparatio Evangelica (written sometime between AD 313 and 324) offers an apologetic defence of Christianity in the face of Greek accusations of irrationality and impiety. Though brimming with the quotations of other (often lost) Greek authors, the work is dominated by a clear and sustained argument. Against the tendency to see the Praeparatio as merely an anthology of other sources or a defence of monotheistic religion against paganism, Aaron P. Johnson seeks to appreciate Eusebius' contribution to the discourses of Christian identity by investigating the constructions of ethnic identity (especially Greek) at the heart of his work. Analysis of his `ethnic argumentation' exhibits a method of defending Christianity by construing its opponents as historically rooted nations, whose place in the narrative of world history serves to undermine the legitimacy of their claims to ancient wisdom and piety.
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Book Title: Ethnicity And Argument in Eusebius' Praeparatio Evangelica
Features: Dust Jacket, Ex-Library
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Ethnicity and Argument in Eusebius' Praeparatio Evangelica
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2006
Item Height: 0.8 in
Subject: Religious, Christianity / General, Philosophy
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16.2 Oz
Subject Area: Religion, Biography & Autobiography
Author: Aaron P. Johnson
Item Length: 8.5 in
Item Width: 5.4 in
Series: Oxford Early Christian Studies
Format: Hardcover
