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Christians in Caesar's household : the emperors' slaves in the makings of Christianity / Michael Flexsenhar III.

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"Examines the role of the Roman emperors' slaves in the rise of Christianity, and how imperial slaves were essential to early Christians' self-conception as a distinct people in the Mediterranean"--Provided by publisher.

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Flexsenhar, Michael, III, 1984- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2019]
Series:	Inventing Christianity.
Subjects:	Slavery > Rome. Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. Enslaved Christians > Rome. Enslaved Christians. Church history > Primitive and early church. Slavery. Rome (Empire)

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Summary:	"Examines the role of the Roman emperors' slaves in the rise of Christianity, and how imperial slaves were essential to early Christians' self-conception as a distinct people in the Mediterranean"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 191 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-189) and index.
ISBN:	027108409X 9780271084091
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	Source of description: Print version record.