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Foreign But Familiar Gods - (Library of New Testament Studies) by Lynn Allan Kauppi (Hardcover)

Name: Foreign But Familiar Gods - (Library of New Testament Studies) by Lynn Allan Kauppi (Hardcover)
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Through a close and informative reading of seven key texts in Acts, Kauppi analyses the appearances of Graeco-Roman religion, offering evidence of practices including divination and oracles, ruler cult and civic foundation myth.
About the Author: Lynn Allan Kauppi is a former reference books editor and a freelance editor.
224 Pages
Religion + Beliefs, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation
Series Name: Library of New Testament Studies

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Where and why does Luke include references in Acts to Graeco-Roman gods and religious practices? How do these explicit and implicit mentions relate to other literature, inscriptions and artifacts from the same period? Through a close and informative reading of seven key texts in Acts, Kauppi analyses the appearances of Graeco-Roman.

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Through a close and informative reading of seven key texts in Acts, Kauppi analyses the appearances of Graeco-Roman religion, offering evidence of practices including divination and oracles, ruler cult and civic foundation myth.

Foreign But Familiar Gods then uses a combination of these scriptural texts and other contemporary evidence (including archaeological and literary material) to suggest that one of Luke's subsidiary themes is to contrast Graeco-Roman and Christian religious conceptualizations and practices.

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Reviewed in German in Theologische Literaturzeitung 133, 2008

About the Author

Lynn Allan Kauppi is a former reference books editor and a freelance editor.

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.2 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)

Weight: .92 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 224

Genre: Religion + Beliefs

Sub-Genre: Biblical Criticism & Interpretation

Series Title: Library of New Testament Studies

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Theme: New Testament

Format: Hardcover

Author: Lynn Allan Kauppi

Language: English

Street Date: October 24, 2006

TCIN: 1008938883

UPC: 9780567080974

Item Number (DPCI): 247-18-4712

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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