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...

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Main Author: Heever, Gerhard van den 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: NTWSA 1993
In: 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.
ISSN:2518-4628
Contains:Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.10520/AJA2548356_316