Continuity and Discontinuity in Early Christian Apologetics

This book contains the contributions to a workshop on apologetics in early Christianity which took place at the Fifteenth International Conference on Patristic Studies in Oxford in the summer of 2007. The workshop was arranged by scholars from Germany, Finland and Denmark who had for some time worked together in a project on early Christian apologetics. The aim of the workshop was thus to present and discuss some of the results and still unsolved problems which arose from this project. The book presents the contributions to the workshop. Hereby the editors hope to reach a larger audience and thus to be able to further the discussion of the topic of early Christian apologetics.

The series "Early Christianity in the Context of Antiquity" publishes The series "Early Christianity in the Context of Antiquity" publishes studies that thematise early Christianity and its connections with the studies that thematise early Christianity and its connections with the religion(s) and culture(s) of antiquity and late antiquity. Special religion(s) and culture(s) of antiquity and late antiquity. Special attention is given to interactions betwen religion and culture, as well as attention is given to interactions between religion and culture, as well as to the influences that diverse religions and cults had on one another. to the influences that diverse religions and cults had on one another. Works extend chronologically from the second century B.C.E. to the fifth Works extend chronologically from the second century B.C.E. to the fifth century C.E. and geographically across the expanse of the Roman empire. century C.E. and geographically across the expanse of the Roman empire.