Miracle and Magic : a Study in the Act of the Apostles and the Life of Apollonius of Tyana.

Miracle-workers and magicians are diffcult characters for contemporary readers of Greco-Roman narratives to comprehend and to distinguish. Hindered both by our modern definitions of miracle and magic, we need to focus our attention on those ancient texts that deal with such characters and their diff...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reimer, Andy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Continuum International Pub. Group, 2002.
Colección:Library of New Testament studies.
Temas:
Bible. > Acts -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Apollonius, of Tyana.
Magicians.
Miracle workers.
Philostratus, the Athenian, 2nd/3rd cent. Life of Apollonius of Tyana.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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