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Band of Angels: The Forgotten World of Early Christian Women

Book by Kate Cooper · 1 quotes · Women, Early Christianity, Apostle Paul

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“Even if three centuries of outsider status and intermittent persecution had tested the endurance of individuals and communities, coping with the patronage of a newly Christian emperor posed a challenge. The challenge was all the more threatening for its moral complexity. Was it right for the churches to accept the Emperor's favour, knowing full well that if they did so, they also tacitly accepted his right, so evident in all other aspects of life in the Roman Empire, to call the shots?”

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