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The Religious Context of Early Christianity

A Guide to Graeco-Roman Religions
  • ISBN-13: 9780800635930
  • Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
    Imprint: AUGSBURG BOOKS
  • By Hans-Josef Klauck
  • Price: AUD $84.99
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  • Local release date: 28/05/2003
  • Format: Paperback (216.00mm X 140.00mm) 544 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Religion & beliefs [HR]
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Klauck's is a uniquely well-informed and comprehensive guide to the world of religion in the Graeco-Roman environment of early Christianity. Drawing on the most up-to-date scholarship, his volume paints a carefully nuanced portrait of the Christians' religious context. Besides describing ordinary domestic and civic religion and popular belief (including astrology, divination and "magic"), there is extended discussion of mystery cults, ruler and emperor cults, the religious dimensions of philosophy, and Gnosticism. An authoritative work, Klauck's will become a new standard for reference and teaching.
Hans-Josef Klauck is Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature at the University of Chicago. He has published commentaries and monographs on 1 Corinthians, the Johannine epistles, New Testament theology, noncanonical gospels, and the history of religion in the Graeco-Roman world.
Daily Life and Liminal Experiences: Civic and Domestic Religion Fascination of the Mysterious: The Mystery Cults Popular Belief: A Panorama-Astrology, Soothsaying, Miracles, Magic Divinized Human Beings: The Cult of Rulers and Emperors In Search of Happiness: Philosophy and Religion Return to the Divine Origin: The Gnostic Transformation
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