{"product_id":"ethnicity-and-argument-in-eusebius-aaron-p-johnson-9780199296132","title":"Ethnicity and Argument in Eusebius' Praeparatio Evangelica","description":"Eusebius' magisterial \u003cem\u003ePraeparatio Evangelica\u003c\/em\u003e (written sometime between AD 313 and 324) offers an apologetic defence of Christianity in the face of Greek accusations of irrationality and impiety. Though brimming with the quotations of other (often lost) Greek authors, the work is dominated by a clear and sustained argument. Against the tendency to see the \u003cem\u003ePraeparatio\u003c\/em\u003e as merely an anthology of other sources or a defence of monotheistic religion against paganism, Aaron P. Johnson seeks to appreciate Eusebius' contribution to the discourses of Christian identity by investigating the constructions of ethnic identity (especially Greek) at the heart of his work. Analysis of his  ethnic argumentation' exhibits a method of defending Christianity by construing its opponents as historically rooted nations, whose place in the narrative of world history serves to undermine the legitimacy of their claims to ancient wisdom and piety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aaron P. Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199296138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199296132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.73h x 5.70w x 0.86d","brand":"Aaron P. Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46372288692479,"sku":"9780199296132","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6ffc3a21-16ce-47f4-abb2-637444efca87.jpg?v=1732725533","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ethnicity-and-argument-in-eusebius-aaron-p-johnson-9780199296132","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}