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Religious rivalries and the struggle for success in Sardis and Smyrna /

This volume, one in a series of books examining religious rivalries, focuses in detail on the religious dimension of life in two particular Roman cities: Sardis and Smyrna. The essays explore the relationships and rivalries among Jews, Christians, and various Greco-Roman religious groups from the se...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion
Otros Autores: Ascough, Richard S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waterloo, Ont. : Published for the Canadian Corp. for Studies in Religion/Corporation canadienne des Sciences religieuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2005.
Colección:Studies in Christianity and Judaism ; 15.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Interaction among religious groups in Sardis and Smyrna / Richard S. Ascough
  • Jewish communities in Sardis and Smyrna / Lloyd Gaston
  • Christian communities in Sardis and Smyrna / Dietmar Neufeld
  • Greco-Roman religions in Sardis and Smyrna / Richard S. Ascough
  • Spheres of contention, claims of pre-eminence: rivalries among associations in Sardis and Smyrna / Philip A. Harland
  • Some astrological motifs in the book of Revelation / Tim Hegedus
  • The patriarchs and the zodiac: Revelation 12 / John W. Marshall
  • Was Roma the Scarlet Harlot? The worship of the goddess Roma in Sardis and Smyrna / James Knight
  • "Caring for all the weak": polytheist and Christian charity in Sardis and Smyrna / Steven C. Muir
  • Martyrdom: in accordance with the gospel / Wayne O. McCready
  • Among Gentiles, Jews, and Christians: formation of Christian identity in Melito of Sardis / Reidar Aasgaard
  • Acquaintances, supporters, and competitors: evidence of inter-connectedness and rivalry among the religious groups in Sardis / Keir E. Hammer and Michele Murray
  • Down the road from Sardis: adaptive religious structures and religious interaction in the ancient city of Priene / Michele Murray
  • Urbanization in the Roman east and the inter-religious struggle for success / Jack N. Lightstone
  • Religious coexistence, co-operation, competition, and conflict in Sardis and Smyrna / Richard S. Ascough.