Prophets, Prophecy, and Oracles in the Roman Empire - Jewish, Christian, and Greco-Roman Cultures

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

Product details

• Authors: Leslie Kelly
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9780815373438
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-7343-8
• No. of pages: 98
• Series: Routledge Focus on Classical Studies; Routledge Focus on Classical Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; HISTORY / Ancient / General, Social & cultural history, Christianity, Judaism, Ancient Rome, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, c 1000 BCE to start of CE period, BCE to c 500 CE