Persuasion and Dissuasion in Early Christianity, Ancient Judaism, and Hellenism

edited by P.W. van der Horst, M.J.J. Menken, J.F.M. Smit and G. Van Oyen

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Extent: 198 pages

Publisher: Peeters Publishers

Subjects: Jewish Studies, Religious Studies

Series: Contributions to Biblical Exegesis & Theology

Series volume number: 33

Language: English

(Paperback) (Published)

(June 2003)

ISBN: 9789042912809

Price: $44.00

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In 2001, scholars working in the fields of early Christianity, ancient Judaism, and Hellenism at the Faculty of Theology of Utrecht University and the Catholic Theological University in Utrecht started a new research program called “Judaism, Christianity, and Hellenism in Interaction”. To mark its start, a small conference on religious propaganda in antiquity was organized in January 2002; on this occasion the group presented itself, and some guests from abroad were also invited to join in. The ten conference papers have been brought together in this volume. The terms “persuasion” and “dissuasion” cover both “propaganda” and “protreptics” as well as “apologetics” and “polemics”, and it is these four aspects of ancient religious discourse which are addressed. Persuasion and dissuasion have their natural setting in a context of cultural, or religious, interaction. The common aim of the papers is to contribute to the fascinating study of pluriform religious interaction in antiquity.

  • Edited by MJJ Menken
  • Edited by JFM Smit
  • Edited by PW van der Horst
  • Edited by G Van Oyen