The Historicity of the Neronian Persecution: A Response to Brent Shaw
Brent Shaw has recently argued that the Neronian persecution never occurred. In fact, there are no grounds for doubting Tacitus' report of the persecution. Sources later than Tacitus (Melito, Dionysius of Alexandria) date the martyrdoms of Peter and Paul to the reign of Nero, but those reports...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2017]
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New Testament studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 63, Issue: 1, Pages: 146-152 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Nero, Römisches Reich, Kaiser 37-68
/ Christian persecution
/ Geschichte 64
/ Tacitus, Cornelius 55-120, Annales
/ Historicity
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IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity SA Church law; state-church law |
Further subjects: | B
Nero
B Nazoreans B Tacitus B Peter B Persecution B Paul |
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Summary: | Brent Shaw has recently argued that the Neronian persecution never occurred. In fact, there are no grounds for doubting Tacitus' report of the persecution. Sources later than Tacitus (Melito, Dionysius of Alexandria) date the martyrdoms of Peter and Paul to the reign of Nero, but those reports have no bearing on the veracity of Tacitus' account. |
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ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
Reference: | Kritik in "Response to Christopher Jones (2018)"
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Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688516000308 |