Arnobius of Sicca: Religious Conflict and Competition in the Age of Diocletian (Oxford Early Christian Studies)

Arnobius Of Sicca Was A Christian Convert Writing Under The Persecution Of The Emperor Diocletian. This Study Of The Man And His Writings Demonstrates The Importance Of Arnobius' Contribution Towards The Final Triumph Of Christianity Against The Roman Empire. 1. Arnobius And The Age Of Diocletian -- 2. The Date Of The Adversus Nationes -- 3. A Biographical Evaluation: Jerome -- 4. God And The World -- 5. God And Christ -- 6. God And The Gods -- 7. The Supreme God And Saturn -- 8. The Divinity Of Christ And The Mortality Of The Gods: Arnobius' Response To Porphyry's Hecatean Oracle And Commentary -- 9. The Mortality Of The Gods: A Predominantly Literary Retortion Of Porphyry's Rejection Of Christ's Divinity -- 10. The Soteriological Argument: Christ The 'via Universalis Animae Liberandae' -- 11. The Argument Concerning Animal Sacrifice -- 12. Epilogue. By Michael Bland Simmons. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [338]-364) And Indexes.