The Last Days Of Greco Roman Paganism
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The Last Days Of Greco Roman Paganism
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Author : Johannes Geffcken
language : en
Publisher: North-Holland
Release Date : 1978
The Last Days Of Greco Roman Paganism written by Johannes Geffcken and has been published by North-Holland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with History categories.
The Last Days Of Greco Roman Paganism Der Ausgang Des Griechisch R Mischen Heidentums Engl Transl By Sabine Maccormack
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Author : Johannes Geffcken
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
The Last Days Of Greco Roman Paganism Der Ausgang Des Griechisch R Mischen Heidentums Engl Transl By Sabine Maccormack written by Johannes Geffcken and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with categories.
The Interpretation Of The New Testament In Greco Roman Paganism
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Author : John Granger Cook
language : en
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Release Date : 2000
The Interpretation Of The New Testament In Greco Roman Paganism written by John Granger Cook and has been published by Mohr Siebeck this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
Recent New Testament scholarship has raised the question of the effect of the New Testament on readers including an 'implied' reader. How did the New Testament affect ancient readers who rejected it? John Granger Cook contributes to the ongoing investigation of the relationship between Christianity and Greco-Roman antiquity. He addresses the response to the New Testament in the following authors: Celsus, Porphyry, the anonymous philosopher of Macarius Magnes, Hierocles, and Julian the Apostate. These authors are readers who found the New Testament to be a rejection of values they took to be fundamental in Greco-Roman culture. The works of these pagans exist in fragments preserved by Christian apologists who attempted to respond to their critique of Christian texts and practices. The doctrine of the resurrection, for example, contradicts the belief in reincarnation and an immortal bodiless soul. Apocalyptic texts rejected the eternity of the universe. Jesus was considered to be inferior to the heroes of Hellenistic culture such as Apollonius of Tyana who conducted themselves as philosophers should. Pagans were disturbed by the ability of Christian language to persuade people to join the movement. Both pagans and Christians made use of apologetic techniques designed to attract people to their respective positions. Rhetoric and literary criticism were tools that both used in their ongoing arguments. John Granger Cook makes use of these tools to analyze the texts of the pagan readers of the New Testament.
A Chronicle Of The Last Pagans
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Author : Pierre Chuvin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
A Chronicle Of The Last Pagans written by Pierre Chuvin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with History categories.
A Chronicle of the Last Pagans is a history of the triumph of Christianity in the Roman Empire as told from the perspective of the defeated: the adherents of the mysteries, cults, and philosophies that dominated Greco-Roman culture. With a sovereign command of the diverse evidence, Pierre Chuvin portrays the complex spiritual, intellectual, and political lives of professing pagans after Christianity became the state religion. While recreating the unfolding drama of their fate--their gradual loss of power, exclusion from political, military, and civic positions, their assimilation, and finally their persecution--he records a remarkable persistence of pagan religiosity and illustrates the fruitful interaction between Christianity and paganism. The author points to the implications of this late paganism for subsequent developments in the Byzantine Empire and the West. Chuvin's compelling account of an often forgotten world of pagan culture rescues an important aspect of our spiritual heritage and provides new understanding of Late Antiquity.
Roman Paganism
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Author : Franz Cumont
language : en
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
Release Date : 2014-03-30
Roman Paganism written by Franz Cumont and has been published by Literary Licensing, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-30 with categories.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1922 Edition.
The Last Pagans Of Rome
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Author : Alan Cameron
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2010-12-21
The Last Pagans Of Rome written by Alan Cameron and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-21 with History categories.
Rufinus' vivid account of the battle between the Eastern Emperor Theodosius and the Western usurper Eugenius by the River Frigidus in 394 represents it as the final confrontation between paganism and Christianity. It is indeed widely believed that a largely pagan aristocracy remained a powerful and active force well into the fifth century, sponsoring pagan literary circles, patronage of the classics, and propaganda for the old cults in art and literature. The main focus of much modern scholarship on the end of paganism in the West has been on its supposed stubborn resistance to Christianity. The dismantling of this romantic myth is one of the main goals of Alan Cameron's book. Actually, the book argues, Western paganism petered out much earlier and more rapidly than hitherto assumed. The subject of this book is not the conversion of the last pagans but rather the duration, nature, and consequences of their survival. By re-examining the abundant textual evidence, both Christian (Ambrose, Augustine, Jerome, Paulinus, Prudentius) and "pagan" (Claudian, Macrobius, and Ammianus Marcellinus), as well as the visual evidence (ivory diptychs, illuminated manuscripts, silverware), Cameron shows that most of the activities and artifacts previously identified as hallmarks of a pagan revival were in fact just as important to the life of cultivated Christians. Far from being a subversive activity designed to rally pagans, the acceptance of classical literature, learning, and art by most elite Christians may actually have helped the last reluctant pagans to finally abandon the old cults and adopt Christianity. The culmination of decades of research, The Last Pagans of Rome overturns many long-held assumptions about pagan and Christian culture in the late antique West.
Gods Spirits And Worship In The Greco Roman World And Early Christianity
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Author : Craig A. Evans
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-02-24
Gods Spirits And Worship In The Greco Roman World And Early Christianity written by Craig A. Evans and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-24 with Religion categories.
Greco-Roman religions and superstitions, and early Christianity's engagement with them, are explored in 12 unique studies. The beliefs and fears with regard to demons (or daimons), their origins, and threatening behavior are examined, both in their pagan and Judaeo-Christian contexts. These new studies look at the Greco-Roman heroic gods, how they faced death, and how James and John, the “sons of Thunder,” may well have been viewed in some circles as the equivalent of the “sons of Zeus”, Castor and Pollux. The contributors also explore Roman omens, especially as they relate to Rome's legendary founder Romulus and what light they shed on the omens that accompany the birth and death of Jesus of Nazareth. Particular focus is placed upon Paul, binding spells, women and hymns of exaltation, along with atheism in late antiquity, with special consideration of the charlatan Alexander. Finally, there is a re-visitation of the confusion, misinformation and legends surrounding the discovery of the Qumran caves, including fear of jinn. This book provides invaluable resources for precisely how early Christians interacted with different ideas and traditions around gods and spirits - both benevolent and malevolent - in the Greco-Roman world.
Pagan Ideas Of Immortality During The Early Roman Empire
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Author : Clifford Herschel Moore
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2019-12-06
Pagan Ideas Of Immortality During The Early Roman Empire written by Clifford Herschel Moore and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-06 with Religion categories.
"Pagan Ideas of Immortality During the Early Roman Empire" by Clifford Herschel Moore is a look at the evolution of philosophical thoughts and ideas through the age of antiquity into the early Christian era. Even as paganism began to lose popularity and followers, many of its concepts and traditions still remain well into the age of primarily mono-theistic religions, which now characterize much of the world.
A Greek Roman Empire
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Author : Fergus Millar
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2006
A Greek Roman Empire written by Fergus Millar and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
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Paganism And Christianity 100 425 C E
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Author : Ramsay MacMullen
language : en
Publisher: Fortress Press
Release Date : 1992-01-01
Paganism And Christianity 100 425 C E written by Ramsay MacMullen and has been published by Fortress Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-01-01 with Religion categories.
This book is a collection of nearly 175 documents?from saints, emperors, philosophers, satirists, inscriptions, graffiti, and other interesting types?that sheds light on the complex fabric of religious belief as it changed from a variety of non-Judeo-Christian movements to Christian in late antiquity. These texts illuminate and bring to life the bizarre and the banal of the social world of the Roman Empire, the world in which Christianity ultimately gained preeminence. This treasury of texts leads the reader through the matrix of beliefs among which Christianity grew. It includes both Christian and non-Christian sources, avoiding a common but obscuring division between the two. The material is presented as one single flow that satisfies natural curiosity and whets the reader's appetite for more. Brief explanatory introductions to the documents are included.