Forbidden oracles?: the Gospel of the lots of Mary

In this volume, AnneMarie Luijendijk analyzes a previously unknown text preserved in a fifth- or sixth-century Coptic miniature codex, entitled The Gospel of the Lots of Mary , and places it within the context of practices of and debates about divination in the ancient Mediterranean world. This is...

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Main Author: Luijendijk, AnneMarie 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: s.l. Mohr Siebeck 2014
In: Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum (89)
Year: 2014
Reviews:[Rezension von: Luijendijk, AnneMarie, 1968-, Forbidden oracles? : the Gospel of the lots of Mary] (2017) (Graf, Fritz)
[Rezension von: Luijendijk, AnneMarie, 1968-, Forbidden oracles? : the Gospel of the lots of Mary] (2017) (Knust, Jennifer Wright, 1966 -)
[Rezension von: Luijendijk, AnneMarie, 1968-, Forbidden oracles? : the Gospel of the lots of Mary] (2015) (Jones, Brice C.)
[Rezension von: Luijendijk, AnneMarie, 1968-, Forbidden oracles? : the Gospel of the lots of Mary] (2015) (Gardner, Iain, 1956 -)
Series/Journal:Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum 89
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Coptic Church / Oracle / Christian literature / Geschichte 500
B Coptic language / Church / Gospel / Divination / History
Further subjects:B Divinations -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
B Electronic books
B Mediterranean Region
B Spring
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Summary:In this volume, AnneMarie Luijendijk analyzes a previously unknown text preserved in a fifth- or sixth-century Coptic miniature codex, entitled The Gospel of the Lots of Mary , and places it within the context of practices of and debates about divination in the ancient Mediterranean world. This is the first critical edition and translation of this new text; it is also a project about religious authority and practices.In the first part of the book, the author investigates the codex, taking into account both its weaving together of biblical allusions and traditional divinatory phr
In this volume, AnneMarie Luijendijk analyzes a previously unknown text preserved in a fifth- or sixth-century Coptic miniature codex, entitled The Gospel of the Lots of Mary , and places it within the context of practices of and debates about divination in the ancient Mediterranean world. This is the first critical edition and translation of this new text; it is also a project about religious authority and practices.In the first part of the book, the author investigates the codex, taking into account both its weaving together of biblical allusions and traditional divinatory phrases, its mat
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ISBN:1322098425