Topics given by Professor Jacobsen: Introduction the main accusations against Christian's life of the first centuries after

r Christ; such as no traditional roots, atheism or strange ethical standards the Christian defence against such accusations As the first important accusation, the atheism represents a matter upon us could base the very different ay of understanding divinity in that time! In this conte"t monotheism could be defined for the belief comprehension of #oman society in that time as atheism $especially because of the lac% of emperor's cult&! In this respect the identification of monotheism ith atheism limits itself to the determining difference consisting of the emperor's cult and could be an issue for treatment! A second possible topics could be about the accusation against the Christians that they had no tradition! At this point one should ta%e 'rigen ho claimed that the Christian's tradition goes bac% to the 'ld Testament and prophets, being even older than Plato's cosmogony in Timaeus! (ased on Tertullian's sayings the te"t sho s that the incriminations and allegations against Christians on political field are not grounded, but )ust constitute a reverse of not illing to be assimilated into a polytheist society! As ethical charges are especially to be faced the accusation of cannibalism and incest! Again as sho n by Tertullian that here e have to do ith a big misunderstanding or intended misunderstanding! The last part of the te"t deals ith aims and audience of the Christian ritings and also ith the apologetic strategies of the Christian riters of the first centuries! It is very interesting to see the logic and the strategic ay one should construct his apology remaining Christian and, at the same time, ithout )eopardi*ing the Christian e"istence! The up listed ideas ith paragraphs bet een them are thought as common points of the apologists and could be treated in an e"tra paper!