Hans-Lietzmann-Vorlesung am 12. Dezember 2024
Prof. Dr. Candida Moss (Birmingham/ New York): "Marcion the Slave Trader: The Rhetoric and Realities of Human Trafficking in Antiquity"
Sklaven, Marmorrelief aus Smyrna, 2. Jh.
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Hauptgebäude (UHG)
Fürstengraben 1, Aula
07743 Jena
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Sklaven, Marmorrelief aus Smyrna, 2. Jh.
Foto: Candida MossMarcion the Slave Trader: The Rhetoric and Realities of Humans Trafficking in Antiquity
Drawing upon caricatures about ancient slave traders, early Christian writers portray Marcion as a textual pirate and mutilator of scripture. There is very little archeological evidence for this kind of slave trader. This lecture investigates the realities of the Roman slave trade and suggests that a much wider and more educated group of people were involved in trafficking than is generally acknowledged.
Portrait der Referentin Candida R. Moss
Foto: Brian McConkeyProf. Dr. Candida Moss
Candida R. Moss FRHistS is the Edward Cadbury Professor of Theology at the University of Birmingham and a Research Associate at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University.
She is the award-winning author of seven books, including "Ancient Christian Martyrdom" (Yale, 2012), "Divine Bodies: Resurrecting Perfection in the New Testament and Early Christianity" (Yale, 2019), and "God’s Ghostwriters: Enslaved Christians and the Making of the Bible" (Little Brown, 2024). A columnist for The Daily Beast and frequent commentator for CBS News, her work has been reviewed and profiled in such venues as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, The Guardian, and the Times Higher Education Supplement. She was recently elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.