TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hoklotubbe,T.Chrisopher
TI  - Civilized piety: the rhetoric of pietas in the Pastoral Epistles and the Roman Empire 
SN  - 9781481307178 (hbk.) :
AV  - BS2735.52 .H65 2017
U1  - 227/.8306 23
KW  - Bible
KW  - Pastoral Epistles
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Piety
KW  - Church history
KW  - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
KW  - Christianity and culture
KW  - History
KW  - Early church, ca. 30-600
KW  - Rome
KW  - Religion
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-244) and index; Introduction: The politics of piety in the Pastoral Epistles -- Piety in Caesar's house -- Piety in God's house -- Honoring piety in the city -- Honoring piety in the ekkl��sia -- The mystery of philosophical piety -- The mystery of pastoral piety -- Conclusion: A pious and civilized Christian in the Roman Empire
N2  - Demonstrates the Pastoral Epistles' rhetorical strategy in presenting Christianity as a virtuous, respectable, and non-threatening presence in Roman society
ER  -