God, slavery and early Christianity: divine possession and ethics in the Shepherd of Hermas
""Ancient Christians understood themselves to be enslaved to God, which affected their ethics, theology, and self-understanding. This book analyzes the Shepherd of Hermas, an overlooked early Christian text written by an enslaved person, which was nearly included in the New Testament, to m...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2025
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| In: | Year: 2025 |
| Further subjects: | B
Slavery
Religious aspects
Christianity
B Hermas (active 2nd century) Shepherd B Thesis B Slavery ; Religious aspects ; Christianity B Shepherd (Hermas) |
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| Summary: | ""Ancient Christians understood themselves to be enslaved to God, which affected their ethics, theology, and self-understanding. This book analyzes the Shepherd of Hermas, an overlooked early Christian text written by an enslaved person, which was nearly included in the New Testament, to map the effects of divine slavery.""-- |
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| Item Description: | Revision of the author's thesis (PhD, Harvard University, 2023) under the title: Enslaved to God: slavery and divine despotics in the Shepherd of Hermas Includes bibliographical references |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 317 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-1-009-61062-9 978-1-009-61064-3 |
