Miracles in Greco-Roman Antiquity: A Sourcebook for the Study of New Testament Miracle StoriesRoutledge, 12 nov. 2012 - 284 pagini Miracles in Greco-Roman Antiquity presents a collection in translation of miracle stories from the ancient world. The material is divided up into four main categories including healing, exorcism, nature and raising the dead. Wendy Cotter, in an introduction and notes to the selections, contextualizes the miracles within the background of the Greco-Roman world and also compares the stories to other Jewish and non-Jewish miracle stories of the Mediterranean world. This sourcebook provides an interdisciplinary collection of material which will be of value to students of the New Testament. |
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Part I GODS AND HEROES WHO HEAL | 9 |
Part II EXORCISTS AND EXORCISMS | 73 |
Part III GODS AND HEROES WHO CONTROL NATURE | 129 |
Part IV MAGIC AND MIRACLES | 173 |
Diseases and doctors | 201 |
Jesus Torah and Miracles | 223 |
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Miracles in Greco-Roman Antiquity: A Sourcebook Wendy Cotter Nu există previzualizare disponibilă - 1999 |
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