Hellenism, Early Judaism, and Early Christianity: Transmission and Transformation of Ideas

by Radka Fialová (Editor), Jirí Hoblík (Editor), Petr Kitzler (Editor)

Overview

Papers collected in this volume try to illuminate various aspects of philosophical theology dealt with by different Jewish and early Christian authors and texts (e.g. the Acts of the Apostles, Philo, Origen, Gregory of Nazianzus), rooted in and influenced by the Hellenistic religious, cultural, and philosophical context, and they also focus on the literary and cultural traditions of Hellenized Judaism and its reception (e.g. Sibylline Oracles, Prayer of Manasseh), including material culture ("Elephant Mosaic Panel" from Huqoq synagogue). By studying the Hellenistic influences on early Christianity, both in response to and in reaction against early Hellenized Judaism, the volume intends not only to better understand Christianity, as a religious and historical phenomenon with a profound impact on the development of European civilization, but also to better comprehend Hellenism and its consequences which have often been relegated to the realm of political history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110796407
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	11/07/2022
Series:	Arbeiten zur Kirchengeschichte , #155
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	250
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Radka Fialová, Jiří Hoblík und Petr Kitzler, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.

Radka Fialová, Jiří Hoblík and Petr Kitzler, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.