Ecstasy of Folly - Prophecy and Authority in Early Christianity

Klappentext Laura Nasrallah uses New Testament and early third-century texts to trace the rhetoric of this debate--rhetoric that is still alive today as communities across the globe struggle to define religious identity. Zusammenfassung Early Christian communities accused each other's prophets of madness and of making false claims to divine knowledge. This book argues that they did not seek to answer questions about true prophecy or to define madness and rationality, but rather used this discourse to control knowledge, to establish authority, and to define Christian identity.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Laura Nasrallah, Laura Nasrallah, Laura (Assistant Professor of New Testa Nasrallah, Laura (Assistant Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity Nasrallah
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.03.2004
• EAN: 9780674012288
• ISBN: 978-0-674-01228-8
• Pagine: 240
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 203 mm x 19 mm
• Serie: Harvard Theological Studies; Harvard Theological Studies; Harvard Theological Studies (HUP)
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia