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

ISBN-13: 9780367607289 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 98 str.

Leslie Kelly

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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