Persuasion and Dissuasion in Early Christianity, Ancient Judaism, and Hellenism

Pieter Willem van der Horst, Mjj Menken, M. J. J. Menken, Joop F. M. Smit, J. F. M. Smit, Geert Van Oyen, Pw Van Der Horst — 2003

For those of you who like jargon, this book is about propaganda, protreptics, apologetics and polemics. For those of you who don't, this is a study of ancient religious discourse and the interaction between different religious groups.