Reconceptualising Conversion
Subtitle: Patronage, Loyalty, And Conversion In The Religions Of The Ancient Mediterranean (Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Fur Die Neutestamentliche ... Und Die Kunde Der Alteren Kirche)
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: February 28, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9783110182651
Subjects: Religion & Beliefs; Religion - Biblical Studies; Religion; Ancient World; Biblical Studies - General; Reference; Christianity; Conversion; Patron and client; Rome; Bible - Study - General
First sentence: It is a risky practice, to be sure, to open a work of this length with a negative statement, but doing so may help to clarify the intent of this work.