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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Waterloo, Ont. :
Published for the Canadian Corp. for Studies in Religion/Corporation canadienne des Sciences religieuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press,
2005.
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| Colección: | Studies in Christianity and Judaism ;
15. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.