Holy Spirit, Inspiration, and the Cultures of Antiquity
Subtitle: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
Publisher: de Gruyter GmbH, Walter
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 429
ISBN-13: 9783110310177
Subjects: Holy spirit
Description: Early Christian claims to the Holy Spirit arose in a vibrant cultural matrix that included Stoicism, Jewish mysticism, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Greco-Roman medicine, and the perspectives of Plutarch. In a range of articles, this multidisciplinary volume discovers in these texts rich cultural connections related to inspiration and the Holy Spirit. Essential reading for scholars of Judaism and the New Testament, as well as classicists and theologians -- publisher's description.