“Noster est magis Caesar, a nostro deo constitutus”. An image of the emperor in Christian apologetics of the 2th - 3th centuries
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2017-10-1-31-39
Abstract
The paper presents a study of the image of the emperor in the apologetics of the 2th - 3th centuries. The very fact that first apologies were addressed to Roman rulers with and that there was an adscription to them of Christian qualities and notions as well as a reinterpretation of Roman authorities decisions - all that contributed to the formation of “Christian emperor” image. In the considered epoch such an ideal image could not so far be in tune with tens relations between the church and state. Apologetic literature was however constructing a model of the desired future, one can even find there an issue of possible nascence for an Emperor from among Christians (Tert. Apol. 21.24). A vision of Imperial Power as a necessary and important element in the providential Christian world order helped Christians to incorporate into the life of the Roman empire and was part of the strategy for forming-up a group identity.
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Lebedev P. “Noster est magis Caesar, a nostro deo constitutus”. An image of the emperor in Christian apologetics of the 2th - 3th centuries. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2017;(10-1):31-39. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2017-10-1-31-39
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