Tacitus and the Persecution of the Christians: An Invention of Tradition?

• Autorzy: VAN DER LANS BIRGIT , BREMMER JAN N.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Tacitus’ description of Nero’s punishment of Christians for the Great Fire of Rome in AD 64 has made a great impact on later understandings of Christian history. However, several questions have been raised concerning the accuracy of this account, and recently the historicity of a persecution of Christians under Nero has been denied altogether by Brent Shaw. This article discusses the most important objections and tries to achieve a better understanding of the events by combining an analysis of the narrative functions of this persecution in Tacitus with a new consideration of the earliest Christian reports. The article ends with an Appendix containing an updated analysis of the emergence of the name “Christian”.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Nero; persecution; Christians; Tacitus; Great Fire; narrative

• Wydawca: Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Eirene. Studia Graeca et Latina
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: 53
• Numer: 1-2
• Strony: 299-331

Twórcy

autor

VAN DER LANS BIRGIT

• University of Bergen, Postboks 7805, N-5020 Bergen, Norway,

autor

BREMMER JAN N.

• University of Groningen, Oude Boteringestraat 38, 9712 GK Groningen, Netherlans,