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Kaiser Konstantin der Große und der Apostel Paulus

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ID4065619
AuthorsReinhart Staats (1Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Institut für Kirchengeschichte, Leibnizstrasse 4, D-24118 Kiel, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume62
Issue4
Pages334-370
Publication date2008-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueVigiliae Christianae (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0042-6032 • E-ISSN: 1570-0720
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/157007208x306588
OpenAlexW1987331594
LanguageDE
Citations received3

The article tries to demonstrate the leading theological ideas underlying several statements of the first Christian emperor. Sources were drawn from the Constantinian legislation and the direct quotations of Constantine from the texts of Eusebius, omitting the often strange interpretations of this churchfather. There are seven parallels between Constantine's laws and the letters of the apostle Paul, three of them evident: 1. Sunday as a day of rest corresponds to Constantine's title "fundator quietis" and coins with the inscription "beata tranquillitas" (cf. 1 Tim 2,2). 2. The laws on slavery, especially the release of slaves "in ecclesiae gremio" (cf. letter to Philemon, 1 Cor 7,21 etc.) 3. The episcopal court "audientia episcopalis" (cf. 1Cor 6, 1-8). Four other parallels between the apostle's life and the life of Constantine are discussed. Finally, all the western theologians and bishops behind Constantine in the years after 310 will be introduced

Ancient history · Apostle · Art · Bishops · Emperor · Heresy · Parallels · Political science · Theology · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Studies and Legal History · Classics · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Law · Philosophy

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Unique citing works3
Citations per year0,19
Citation span2010 - 2023 (14)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 2
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