Among the Gentiles: Greco-Roman Religion and Christianity

474 Pages·2010·6.35 MB·English

by  Luke Timothy Johnson

AMONG THE GENTILES
GreRcoom/a Rne ligainoCdnh ristianity
LUI(TEI MOTHYJ OHNSON
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AMONG THEG ENTILES
THEA NCHORY ALEB IBLREE FERENLCIEB RAiRsYa p rojoefci tn ter­
natioannadli nterfsaciotpihen w hicPhr otesCtaatnhto,l aincd,
Jewish sfcrhoomlmaa nrysc ountrcioenst riibnudtiev ivdoulaulm es.
Thep rojiescn to stp onsobryea dn ye cclesiaosrtgiacnailza antdi on
isn oitn tentdoer de fleacntyp artictuhleaorl ogdioccatlr ine.
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nootn ltyos cholbauratsl stoot heed ucatneodn speciIatils ci osmt­.
mittteowd o rokf s ounpdh iloloagnidhc iaslt orsicchaoll arssuhpi­p,
plemenbtyei dn sifgrhotmm o dermne thodssu,c ahs s ociological
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GENERAELD ITOR
THEA NCHORY ALEB IBLER EFERENCLEI BRARY
AMONG
THE GENTILES
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Greco-RoRmealni gion
andC hristianity
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LUKET IMOTHY JOHNSON
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CONTENTS
Praecfei x
ONE BeyonAdt taancAdkp olAoN geyw:L ooakt
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TWO Beginan iNnCegown vsearti1o5 n
THREE AP erliinmyaP rorfiloefG re-coRomaRnel igi32o n
FOUR ReliagsPi aocrnit piaitnDi iovniB neens e:fi t
AeiluAsri sti5d0 es
FIVE RelgiioansM orTarlna sofrmoantE:ip tiect6u4s
SIX RelgiioansTr a nscetnhdWeio rndlgP: oi madrne7s9
SEVEN RelgiionS tbaaisl itzhWieon rdgl:P l uta9r3c h
EIGHT WayosfB eiJnegw iinst hh e
Grec-ooRmaWnor lIdI I
NINE TheA ppeaanrcoefC hrainsyiti tin the
Gre-coRomaWnor l1d3 0
TEN NewT estamCehrnits tyai sPa ancriittpiaitni on
DiviBneen se fi14t2
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ELEVEN NewT estamCehrnits taisMa onriaTtylra nosrfmat1i5o8n
TWELVE Chrisittiiynta hnSee coanndTd hi rCde nturies:
PatriactiipionDn i viBneenfi et1s7 2
THIRTEEN MorTaraln osrfmatiinSo enc oanndd-
Thidr-eCntCuhrirys tyi 1a9n4i t
FOURTEEN TranscetnhdWeior nlgid nS ecoanndd-
Thidr-eCntCuhrryi sitti2ya1 n4
FIFTEEN StiailbzitnhWgeo rlidnS ecoanndd-
Thidr-eCntyCu hrirstyi 2a3n4i t
SIXTEENA fteCro nstaCnhrtiisntyea i:sIa mnpietRreiilagli2 o5n5
Epigluoe2 75
Note2s8 5
ScirptIunrxde e4 05
Indoefx c AineAnutt ho4r1s8
IndoefMx o deArunt ho444r s
SubjIencxdt 4e 53
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PREFACE
Theq uesotfCi horni isttryie'alsna ttoti hooent hreeirlg iooftn hse wiosr ld
morpee retniatnn ddi fifcutldota tyh aenv ebreo frIeit. s mpoernreet nibte ­
cauwselev i ei nag lovbiaallgtl eh at makneeshi bgvoiorrpfst e uoapillnl e a nds
fraa waayn,id nw hipceho plvliieni gno unre ighbohrvahero eiolgdisco oums­
mitmefronietgstn o most CIithms ro irdseifit fciuablnetsc .ap ulsauelr ipserms ses
onu si naw atyh maatk aeovsi dainmpcoes sainbbdle ec,a Cuhsrei satriiela lns
equippeenadgg teth oo se adrhlegeiiroionntsght ehtrato nh eoiwrn .
Chriistthyisi'atsno rfiiacleaut lroa pprateoecrt i oa citveelnaygg Jeu daiiss m
nootrioLuessu.sn dseotroidCs h riistteyiv'aesmnn o re srheocdwodirytdr h e ­
spetco"t p agralengi"i oCnhsr.i sthiaavinens hi etraev dri tuyau lnlainmous
thleoogitcraaldt ihttaihtoi non fpk asag niisntm e romfds e mopnoiscs ession,
anodfC hirstmiisasni aosanr se socpueer atthisaoatnv p easg afnrsoi mn h­er
entelvypia rlc tices.
At lienpa asrtst u,cp he rcepatrsieho anpsbe ytd h sea mtee xtthsah atv e
fromeCdh risattitaittnou wdaJeresdw C sh.rt iiisatnfyia'lesut roa dequately come
tog riwpisti htfi srp satg naeni ghibniohbraisnt pyso sietffoirtvtoee n gapgree­ sent
daayd heroefwno trrslei dlg ions.
Exceipnit tv se lrayps aatrg rsat,ph hbiosod ko ensod te wailt thh egoyIl.ito s ,
ratahs etru,od fry ei lgiIoutnn d.e rtaaf kreeissn hq yui itnore alryC hristtyi ani
anGdr ecoom-aRrnei lgiRoant.ht ehrav ni ew"iCnhgr iisttayin""ad p nagan­
isma"sm oniotlheintcti iIea sll,ot wh seo urtcore eesva uln eexceptdc omplexi­
tiAetts h.le e voefsl e nsiitoybrt im elperamIae rngtCu,he r,i stiralenisg iwoeurse
prteymt ucihnt hwea ytsh Gaetn twielrreeeis lg ious.
It hitnhkma yta grumemnathy a vseo mpee rtibnoettnhoic t neen raClh r­is
tinae cmueniasnmtd o ac hsateunendde arsntdionfCg h rtiismains sTihoen .
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