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... Christian writers , almost every one of whom was a cleric - either a bishop , or deacon , canon , simple priest , or monk . Lay - written historiography almost completely disappeared until the thirteenth century . The only avowedly ...
... Christian writers , almost every one of whom was a cleric - either a bishop , or deacon , canon , simple priest , or monk . Lay - written historiography almost completely disappeared until the thirteenth century . The only avowedly ...
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... Christian Cicero . Lactantius was also author of other notable works . In Divinarum institutionum libri septem , Lactantius sought to prove the superiority of Christianity over the pagan cults by making comparisons and contrasts . It is ...
... Christian Cicero . Lactantius was also author of other notable works . In Divinarum institutionum libri septem , Lactantius sought to prove the superiority of Christianity over the pagan cults by making comparisons and contrasts . It is ...
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... Christianity in the early centuries of the Christian era doubts that the Church's compromise with the pagan religions opened the door for the entrance of pagan beliefs and practices into the Church . To theologians Christianity might be ...
... Christianity in the early centuries of the Christian era doubts that the Church's compromise with the pagan religions opened the door for the entrance of pagan beliefs and practices into the Church . To theologians Christianity might be ...
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CHAPTER PAGE I THE ANCIENT ORIENT | 3 |
ANCIENT GREEK HISTORIOGRAPHY | 21 |
THE ALEXANDRIAN AND POSTALEXANDRIAN EPOCH | 41 |
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