The emergence of the holy man as 'Mesites'
This is a study in the sociology of the holy man, concentrating on his emergence in late classical and late Roman society. Since Christianity is a cult centered on a holy man, the life of Jesus must be seen against this background. The function of the holy man is to give 'unbrokered' acces...
| Published in: | Neotestamentica |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1993
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Neotestamentica
Year: 1993, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 419-436 |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Greek Language B Archaeological parallels B Holy man B Sociology B Living dead B Historicity of Jesus Christ B Mesites B Christianity |
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| Summary: | This is a study in the sociology of the holy man, concentrating on his emergence in late classical and late Roman society. Since Christianity is a cult centered on a holy man, the life of Jesus must be seen against this background. The function of the holy man is to give 'unbrokered' access to God, through his position of broker/mediator of God as patron. |
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| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.10520/AJA2548356_316 |