Patterns of deification in the acts of the apostles
Cover -- Title -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: lntroduction -- 1.1 Problems to be Addressed -- 1.2 Review of Recent Scholarly Trends -- 1.3 The Argument of This Study -- 1.4 Methodology -- 1.5 Presuppositions -- 1.5.1 The Date of Acts -- 1.5.2 The Author and Audience of Acts -...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Tübingen
Mohr Siebeck
2022
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Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament (576)
Year: 2022 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament
576 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Acts of the Apostles
/ Deification
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| Further subjects: | B
Bible.-Acts
B Deification (Christianity) B Apotheosis B Electronic books B Thesis |
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| Summary: | Cover -- Title -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: lntroduction -- 1.1 Problems to be Addressed -- 1.2 Review of Recent Scholarly Trends -- 1.3 The Argument of This Study -- 1.4 Methodology -- 1.5 Presuppositions -- 1.5.1 The Date of Acts -- 1.5.2 The Author and Audience of Acts -- 1.5.3 Relevant Comparanda -- 1.5.4 "Paganism": A Brief Note on Terminology -- 1.6. Plan of Study -- Chapter 2: Defining Divinity (Part 1): Understanding Divinity in Mediterranean Antiquity -- 2.1 What Makes a God a God? -- 2.2 Concepts of Divine Humans in Mediterranean Antiquity -- 2.2.1 Daimones, Angels, and Demons -- 2.2.2 Heroes and Demigods -- 2.2.3 Theioi Andres/8d ot avöpds -- 2.2.4 Mythology of the Immortals -- 2.2.5 Hellenistic Ruler, Roman Imperial, and Mediterranean Benefactor Cults -- 2.2.6 Epiphanies Disguised Deities -- 2.2.7 Conclusion -- 2.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Defining Divinity (Part 2): Deification and Jewish Monotheism -- 3.1 Jewish Monotheism in Recent Debate -- 3.2 Moses as a Divine Figure in Hellenistic Judaism -- 3.2.1 Philo -- 3.2.2 Josephus -- 3.2.3 Artapanus -- 3.2.4 Ezekiel the Tragedian -- 3.2.5 The Assumption of Moses and the Epistle of Jude -- 3.3 Judaism, Monotheism, and Mosaic Deification: A Summary -- 3.4 Conclusion -- Chapter 4: Desiring Divinity: Self-Deification and lts Functions -- 4.1 Self-Deification in the Ancient Mediterranean -- 4.2 Simon the Samaritan -- 4.2.1 Simon in Luke's Context -- 4.2.2 Simon as ή δύναμις τοῦ θεοῦ ἡ καλουμένη μεγάλη in Luke/Acts -- 4.2.3 Characterizing Simon in Acts -- 4.2.4 Conclusion -- 4.3 Herod Agrippa I -- 4.3.1 Herod Agrippa I in Context -- 4.3.2 Herod Agrippa, the Ruler Cult, and Tyrannical Leaders in Luke/Acts -- 4.3.3 Herod Agrippa's Death and Divine Retribution in Luke/Acts -- 4.3.4 Characterizing Herod as a Divine Claimant -- 4.4 Conclusion. |
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| ISBN: | 3161619978 |