The Holy Spirit, Inspiration, and the Cultures of Antiquity: Multidisciplinary Perspectives

by Jörg Frey (Editor), John Levison (Editor), Andrew Bowden (Contribution by)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110552300
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	06/26/2017
Series:	Ekstasis: Religious Experience from Antiquity to the Middle Ages , #5
Pages:	429
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Jörg Frey, Universität Zürich, Schweiz; John R. Levison, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Jörg Frey, University of Zurich, Switzerland; John R. Levison, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Editorial Reviews

"All too often scholars pursue their research in isolation, and the interdisciplinary study and collaboration portrayed in this volume can be an example for other projects."
Cornelis Bennema in: Theologische Literaturzeitung 5/2016

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