Prophets, Prophecy, and Oracles in the Roman Empire

Jewish, Christian, and Greco-Roman Cultures

Leslie Kelly (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

98 Seiten

2020
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-60728-9 (ISBN)

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This book surveys the uses and function of prophecy, prophets, and oracles among Jews, Christians, and pagans in the first three centuries of the Roman Empire.

This book surveys the uses and function of prophecy, prophets, and oracles among Jews, Christians, and pagans in the first three centuries of the Roman Empire and explores how prophecy and prophetic texts functioned as a common language that enabled religious discourse to develop between these groups. It shows that each of these cultures believed that it was in prophetic texts and prophetic utterances that they could find the surest proof of their religious beliefs and a strong confirmation of their group identity.

Leslie Kelly is Associate Professor of History in the School of Arts & Humanities at American Public University, USA.

Introduction

Chapter 1: Jewish Prophets, Prophecy: First Century Sectarians, Visionaries, and Rebels

Chapter 2: The Early Christians: Prophecy, Apology, and Heresiology

Chapter 3: The Greco-Romans: Pagan Oracles and Christian Persecution

Conclusion

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	01.07.2020
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Focus on Classical Studies
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	154 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
ISBN-10	0-367-60728-X / 036760728X
ISBN-13	978-0-367-60728-9 / 9780367607289
Zustand	Neuware