Prophets, Prophecy, and Oracles in the Roman Empire Jewish, Christian, and Greco-Roman Cultures Routledge Focus on Classical Studies Series
Auteur : Kelly Leslie
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.
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
Leslie Kelly is Associate Professor of History in the School of Arts & Humanities at American Public University, USA.
Date de parution : 08-2020
15.6x23.4 cm
Date de parution : 11-2017
15.6x23.4 cm
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Mots-clés :
Prophetic Texts; Pagan Oracles; prophecy in the roman empire; Jewish Scriptures; oracles in the roman empire; Nag Hammadi Codices; early christian prophecy; Greco Roman Cultures; second temple judaism; Nag Hammadi; prophecy in second temple judaism; Common Language; Jewish Prophets and Prophecy in the first century AD; Oracular Centers; late hellenistic prophetic texts; Sibylline Oracles; Jewish Sibylline Oracles; Pagan Prophecies; Orphica; Oracular Responses; pseudepigraphal prophecies; Bar Kokhba Revolt; early christian Heresiology; Temple Judaism; Pagan Oracles and Christian Persecution; Ludi Saeculares; greco-roman divination; Cassius Dio; divination and the roman state; Young Men; prophecy and the roman state; Oracular Literature; Chaldean Oracles; Qumran Community; Secular Games; Porphyry’s Letter; Jewish War; Simon Magus; Divining Usages; Non-orthodox Christians
