Religious diversity in the Graeco-Roman world
Subtitle: a survey of recent scholarship
By: edited by Dan Cohn-Sherbok and John M. Court.
Contributors: Cohn-Sherbok, Dan.; Court, John M.
Series: The biblical seminar -- 79; The biblical seminar -- 79; Biblical seminar -- 79.
Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Sheffield, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: Gnosticism.; Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.; Christianity and other religions -- Greek.; Christianity and other religions -- Roman.; Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.; Mithraism.; Essenes.; Greece -- Religion.; Rome -- Religion.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [196]-228) and indexes.
Table of contents: value: Introduction / John M. Court; value: Palestinian Judaism in the first century / Philip F. Esler; value: Diaspora Judaism / John M.G. Barclay; value: The Essenes / Charlotte Hempel; value: An analysis of recent 'Historical Jesus' studies / Donald A. Hagner; value: Diversity in Paul / James D.G. Dunn; value: The early church / Thomas O'Loughlin; value: Greek religion in the Roman empire : diversities, convergences, uncertainties / Graham Anderson; value: Gnosticism / Robert McL. Wilson; value: Mithraism among the mysteries / John M. Court.