Classical Studies 3450E Lecture Notes - Lecture 57: Cassius Dio, Stoicism, Asceticism

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 3450E
• Professor: Debra Nousek

Document Summary

Judaism: localized but resilient cult / religion, palestine, long history, as far back as the middle of the 2nd century bce. March 16 2018: provincial policies of emperors affect judea, caligula, claudius. Judaism: during the reign of tiberius, followers continued his teachings, belief spread via apostles, 48 64 ce, missions of st. paul. It remained a localized cult for decades: numbered in the hundreds, mostly in the rural areas in the middle east, christians. Early christianity in context: roman sources, suetonius, tacitus, pliny the younger, considered christians to be a troublesome jewish sect, jewish sources, josephus, christian sources, new testaments, acts of the apostles and letter of paul. March 16 2018: afterlife, mystery cults had been in the greco-roman world for centuries. Isis: dionysus, asceticism, reduction of luxury and excess, similar to stoicism, monotheism, mystery cults, many of these mystery cults shared features with christianity. Rome and christianity: after 64 ce, christianity became a more unified religion, early church structure.