In this volume, Michael Flexsenhar III advances the argument that imperial Slaves and freedpersons in the Roman Empire were essential to early Christians\' self-conception as a distinct people in the Mediterranean and played a multifaceted role in the making of early Christianity.
Scholarship in early Christianity has for centuries viewed Roman emperors\' Slaves and freedmen as responsible for ushering Christianity onto the world stage, traditionally using Paul\'s allusion to "the saint.
In this volume, Michael Flexsenhar III advances the argument that imperial Slaves and freedpersons in the Roman Empire were essential to early Christians\' self-conception as a distinct people in the Mediterranean and played a multifaceted role in the making of early Christianity