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Ethelbert Stauffer (1902–1979)

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A fascinating book recommended to me ages ago by R.J. Rushdoony. It was formerly published by The Westminster Press and now Wipf & Stock has picked up the title.

Stauffer writes about the war between Christianity and the Romans during the early centuries of the Church. His primary argument throughout the book is that the conflict between Christianity and Imperialism was not between the Church and the State, but between the worship of the Emperor and the worship of Christ. Stauffer's background in numismatics becomes evident in passages describing the history of various forms of coinage:

"Two related coins from Spain direct attention to world history. One is like a summary of the scenery on the armour of Augustus: the sun-god is soaring up with his crown of sun-rays and his outspread heavenly mantle, with the capricorn below, and between them the single word AUGUSTUS. The other shows the capricorn again, this time with the emblems of world dominion, the helm and the globe, and above them the emblem of the king of paradise, the cornucopia with the diadem, and again the single word AUGUSTUS. The symbolic meaning is clear: a new day is dawning for the world. The divine savior-king, born in the historical hour ordained by the stars, has come to power on land and sea, and inaugurates the cosmic era of salvation. Salvation is to be found in none other save Augustus, and there is no other name given to men in which they can be saved. This is the climax of the Advent proclamation of the Roman empire."

Stauffer's foremost analogy is to the modern State, and suggests that if it had chosen to reject the Classical model the State would not be abusive of its sovereignty and tyrannical today, pitting itself against the Christian faith. While the book contains some useful historical analysis regarding the ancient world and numerous quotations of Virgil and Augustus, among others, I was disappointed by Stauffer's lack of citation and sourcing. That fact makes this book difficult to recommend as authoritative, and is best read as supplementary material.
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wyclif | otra reseña | Sep 22, 2021 |
Discusses Jesus from an historical point of view, using both the Bible and early Christian and Jewish works as corroboration. Covers his ancestry and birth, his early years, his relationship with John the Baptist, his Galilean ministry, the beginning troubles, his Passion, and how he viewed himself as the Son of Man.
 
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LindaLeeJacobs | Feb 15, 2020 |
This is the book that Rob Bell based his sermon: Jesus and Domitian and the book of Revelations --
It is a very controversial sermon, but well worth watching then you will want to read the book!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1465663627958239828#
 
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JBrauer | otra reseña | Apr 7, 2010 |

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