This is the last part of a paper I wrote on the formation of Christian identity and the role of polemic rhetoric. Part 1 is here & Part 2 here If this behavior had occurred evenly throughout Christianity, I doubt paganism would have come under the attack that it did from Christians with the means to attack it. However, because this was a new religion that wrestled with its own identity and place in society, a society that was hostile in the eyes of Christian thought leaders tolerating
I enjoyed reading this essay. Angelo thank you for introducing me to the concept of incerti. The concept/identity excellently explains the ground level reality of most people's lives during and after the second century crisis in the Roman Empire. The reality of things are not clear cut and this concept presents this perfectly. Life is confusing and it was especially confusing in late antiquity when so many lines had been blurred.
I enjoyed reading this essay. Angelo thank you for introducing me to the concept of incerti. The concept/identity excellently explains the ground level reality of most people's lives during and after the second century crisis in the Roman Empire. The reality of things are not clear cut and this concept presents this perfectly. Life is confusing and it was especially confusing in late antiquity when so many lines had been blurred.