Death, Demise, and the Decline of Prophecy

This article examines Apollo’s prophecy at Delphi as well as prophecy in ancient Judaism and ancient Christianity in light of recent scholarship on the demise of religions. I argue that two questions remain about ancient narratives of decline amidst the scholarship on the death of religions. First,...

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Главный автор: Lester, Olivia Stewart (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Brill 2022
В: Religion & theology
Год: 2022, Том: 29, Выпуск: 1/2, Страницы: 99-109
Другие ключевые слова:B Sibylline Oracles
B Apollo
B Supersessionism
B Prophecy
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Итог:This article examines Apollo’s prophecy at Delphi as well as prophecy in ancient Judaism and ancient Christianity in light of recent scholarship on the demise of religions. I argue that two questions remain about ancient narratives of decline amidst the scholarship on the death of religions. First, how should scholars engage ancient narratives of decline that threaten to erase other practices, beliefs, and rhetoric? Second, what about the challenges of defining a ‘religion’ that declines? Brent Nongbri has suggested that categories other than religion may provide more fruitful avenues for describing antiquity; I argue that prophecy is one such category.
ISSN:1574-3012
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Religion & theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15743012-bja10035