Religious and philosophical conversion in the ancient Mediterranean traditions
This volume explores conversion experience in the ancient Mediterranean with attention to early Judaism, early Christianity, and philosophy in the Roman empire from an interdisciplinary perspective.
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| Language: | English |
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Boston
BRILL
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Religious and philosophical conversion in the ancient Mediterranean traditions] (2023) (Gray, Patrick, 1970 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Ancient Philosophy and Religion Ser.
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Antiquity
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/ Conversion (Religion)
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Collection of essays
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| Summary: | This volume explores conversion experience in the ancient Mediterranean with attention to early Judaism, early Christianity, and philosophy in the Roman empire from an interdisciplinary perspective. Intro -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Part 1: Interdisciplinary Conversion Research -- Contemporary Models of Conversion and Identity Transformation -- Using Behavioural Sciences to Understand Early Christian Experiences of Conversion -- Part 2: Conversion in Ancient Judaism -- The Lost Daughter: A Philological Study on the Book of Ruth -- Conversion within Israel?: An Essay on Old and New in Second Temple Judaism, and on Paul the Convert According to Phil 3:2-4:1 -- Strategies of Conversion in a Jewish-Orphic Hieros Logos: A Cognitive Approach -- ``Making t1ešuḇa'' (TRTלעשות תשובה): ``(Re-)turning'' in Tannaitic Literature -- Part 3: Conversion in Philosophical Traditions -- The Awake and Sober Way of Life: A Key Motif in the Stoic Conversion -- Philosophical Conversion in Plutarch's Moralia and the Cultural Discourses in the Ancient Mediterranean -- Conversion to Philosophy in Diogenes Laertius: Forms and Functions -- Part 4: Conversion in the New Testament -- Is There Conversion in the Synoptic Gospels? -- Metanoia in the Sermon on the Mount - A Philosophical Approach -- Religious and Philosophical Conversion in Paul and John -- `Consider Yourselves Dead' (Rom 6:11): Biographical Reconstruction, Conversion, and the Death of the Self in Romans -- A Cost of Discipleship? The Relationship Between Conversion and Almsgiving for the New Testament Authors -- Part 5: Conversion in Mystery Cults and Late Antiquity -- Back to a Classic Debate: Conversion and Salvation in Ancient Mystery Cults? -- The Sychar Story as a Standard Conversion Narrative in Heracleon's Hypomnemata -- Index of Passages -- Index of Subjects. |
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| ISBN: | 9004501770 |