Foreign But Familiar Gods
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Author | : Lynn Allan Kauppi |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2006-08-24 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0567641414 |
Through a close and informative reading of seven key texts in Acts, Kauppi analyses the appearances of Graeco-Roman religion, offering evidence of practices including divination and oracles, ruler cult and civic foundation myth. Foreign But Familiar Gods then uses a combination of these scriptural texts and other contemporary evidence (including archaeological and literary material) to suggest that one of Luke's subsidiary themes is to contrast Graeco-Roman and Christian religious conceptualizations and practices.
Author | : Radka Fialová |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2022-11-07 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 3110796406 |
Papers collected in this volume try to illuminate various aspects of philosophical theology dealt with by different Jewish and early Christian authors and texts (e.g. the Acts of the Apostles, Philo, Origen, Gregory of Nazianzus), rooted in and influenced by the Hellenistic religious, cultural, and philosophical context, and they also focus on the literary and cultural traditions of Hellenized Judaism and its reception (e.g. Sibylline Oracles, Prayer of Manasseh), including material culture ("Elephant Mosaic Panel" from Huqoq synagogue). By studying the Hellenistic influences on early Christianity, both in response to and in reaction against early Hellenized Judaism, the volume intends not only to better understand Christianity, as a religious and historical phenomenon with a profound impact on the development of European civilization, but also to better comprehend Hellenism and its consequences which have often been relegated to the realm of political history.
Author | : Nina Henrichs-Tarasenkova |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2015-11-19 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 056766290X |
Henrichs-Tarasenkova argues against a long tradition of scholars about how best to represent Luke's Christology. When read against the backdrop of ancient ways of constructing personal identity, key texts in the Lukan narrative demonstrate that Luke indirectly characterizes Jesus as the one God of Israel together with YHWH. Henrichs-Tarasenkova employs a narrative approach that takes into consideration recent studies of narrative and history and enables her to construct characters of YHWH and Jesus within the Lukan narrative. She employs Richard Bauckham's concept of divine identity that she evaluates against her study of how one might speak of personal identity in the Greco-Roman world. She engages in close reading of key texts to demonstrate how Luke speaks of YHWH as God in order to demonstrate that Luke-Acts upholds a traditional Jewish view that only the God of Israel is the one living God and to eliminate false expectations for how Luke should speak of Jesus as God. This analysis establishes how Luke binds Jesus' identity to the divine identity of YHWH and concludes that the Lukan narrative, in fact, does portray Jesus as God when it shows that Jesus shares YHWH's divine identity.
Author | : Mark D. Nanos |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 2017-08-18 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1532617585 |
The commentary tradition regarding 1 Corinthians unanimously identifies the "weak" as Christ-followers whose faith was not yet sufficient to indulge in the eating of idol food with indifference, as if ideally Paul wanted them to become "strong" enough to do so. Commentaries also do not hesitate to explain that Paul advised the Corinthians that he behaved like non-Jews (e.g., ate idol food) in order to win non-Jews to Christ, convinced that he was free from any obligation to observe Jewish covenantal behavior--except when he expediently chose to mimic Jewish behavior in order to win Jews to Christ. Similarly, commentators continue to conclude that in Philippians Paul called Jews "dogs" for upholding the value of undertaking circumcision, and that he renounced such identification as "mutilation." None of these interpretations likely represent what Paul meant originally, according to Nanos. Each essay explains why, and provides new alternatives for re-reading Paul's language "within Judaism." In this process, Nanos combines investigations of relevant elements from Jewish sources and from various Cynic and other Greco-Roman contemporaries, as well as the New Testament.
Author | : Eric D. Barreto |
Publisher | : Mohr Siebeck |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Bible |
ISBN | : 9783161506093 |
.".. slightly revised version of a doctoral dissertation ... Emory University on April 12, 2010" p. [v].
Author | : Rochelle Tobias |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 2006-06-30 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780801882906 |
Author | : University of California, Berkeley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 468 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : Classical philology |
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Author | : Water Dragon Publishing |
Publisher | : Water Dragon Publishing |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 2024-01-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
Short tales to get you through the long winter months Featuring stories by Warren Benedetto, John M. Campbell, Brandon Case, Ryan A. Cole, Marc A. Criley, Sarina Dorie, Louis Evans, Evangeline Giaconia, Jon Hansen, Michel Harvey Hanson, N.V. Haskell, Alexander Hay, David A. Hewitt, Liam Hogan, Chris Kuriata, Hugh McCormack, L.P. Melling, Chaitanya Murali, Lena Ng, Stetson Ray, Cynthia C. Scott, Joseph Sidari, Jeff Stehman, Catherine Tavares, Xauri'EL Zwaan, and Richard Zwicker
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Publisher | : ReadHowYouWant.com |
Total Pages | : 242 |
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ISBN | : 1458726835 |
Author | : Betty Jane Rapin |
Publisher | : iUniverse |
Total Pages | : 485 |
Release | : 2008-12 |
Genre | : Dreams |
ISBN | : 0595713858 |
Dreams can inspire us, frighten us, and open a new world of discovery. But interpreting our dreams is often difficult, if not impossible. Finding a reliable teacher to help us answer all the questions we have can be equally frustrating-until now. Spiritual teacher Betty Jane Rapin believes that dreams are woven especially for you from the fabric of your life and in this essential dream workbook and study guide, she'll show you how to interpret your subconscious world. Dreams Designed by God offers a guide for those who want to actively participate in learning the intricate composition of our dreams. With warmth and gentleness, Rapin tackles several topics as she explains how you, too, can understand your dreams. These subjects include: Sleep dreams Waking dreams Daydreams Intuitive insight Contemplative awareness Soul Exploring And much more! Dreams Designed by God also contains stories that demonstrate dream guidance, tips and tools, dream exercises, and illustrated visualization techniques-enough to satisfy anyone's curiosity about dreams. What are you waiting for? Discover the easy way of dream understanding and change your life!