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- The Cambridge History of Medieval Canon Law
- The Cambridge History of Medieval Canon Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Medieval Canon Law: Introduction
- Part I The History of Medieval Canon Law
- 1 The Early Church
- 2 Early Medieval Canon Law
- 3 Canon Law in the Long Tenth Century, 900–1050
- 4 The Age of Reforms: Canon Law in the Century before Gratian
- 5 The Reinvention of Canon Law in the High Middle Ages
- 6 Canon Law in a Time of Renewal, 1130–1234
- 7 The Late Middle Ages: Four Remarks Regarding the Present State of Research
- 8 The Late Middle Ages: Sources
- 9 The Canon Law of the Eastern Churches
- Part II The Sources and Dissemination of Medieval Canon Law
- Part III Doctrine and Society
- Bibliography of Primary Sources
- Index
- References
1 - The Early Church
from Part I - The History of Medieval Canon Law
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 January 2022
- The Cambridge History of Medieval Canon Law
- The Cambridge History of Medieval Canon Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Medieval Canon Law: Introduction
- Part I The History of Medieval Canon Law
- 1 The Early Church
- 2 Early Medieval Canon Law
- 3 Canon Law in the Long Tenth Century, 900–1050
- 4 The Age of Reforms: Canon Law in the Century before Gratian
- 5 The Reinvention of Canon Law in the High Middle Ages
- 6 Canon Law in a Time of Renewal, 1130–1234
- 7 The Late Middle Ages: Four Remarks Regarding the Present State of Research
- 8 The Late Middle Ages: Sources
- 9 The Canon Law of the Eastern Churches
- Part II The Sources and Dissemination of Medieval Canon Law
- Part III Doctrine and Society
- Bibliography of Primary Sources
- Index
- References
Summary
According to a tradition recorded by the second-century Christian writer Hegesippus, the grandsons of Jude, Jesus’ brother, were denounced to the Roman emperor Domitian (81–96) because they, like Jesus himself, were descendants of King David. Fearing a restoration of David’s kingdom, Domitian summoned Jesus’ relatives to his imperial court and interrogated them directly: “Domitian asked them if they were descended from David and they admitted it. Then he asked how much property and money they had, and they replied that they only had 9,000 denarii between them, half belonging to each. And this, they said, was not in the form of cash but the estimated value of only thirty-nine plethra of land, from which they paid taxes and supported themselves from their own labour.” Having seen their calloused hands for himself, Domitian proceeded to question the men about Christ and his kingdom, “its nature, origin, and time of appearance.
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- The Cambridge History of Medieval Canon Law , pp. 11 - 31Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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