Gods, Spirits, and Worship in the Greco-Roman World and Early Christianity (Paperback)

Preface List of Abbreviations List of Contributors List of Images Chapter One: The Isis Temple in the Campus Martius in Rome: Place, Space, and Identity in the Ancient Mediterranean World - Frederick E. Brenk, Arrupe House Jesuit Community, USA Chapter Two: The Myth of the Diasporic Isiac-Family as Reflected in the Epigraphical Evidence Connected to the Delian Sarapeia - Elina Lapinoja-Pitkanen, University of Helsinki, Finland Chapter Three: Jesus, the Daimons and the Dead - Peter G. Bolt, Sydney College of Divinity, Australia Chapter Four: Jesus and the Archetypes: A Study of the Heroic Archetype - Adam Z. Wright, The College of Emmanuel and St. Chad, USA Chapter Five: Fiery Twins: James, John, and the Sons of Zeus - Jeff Pettis, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, USA Chapter Six: Romulus, Roman Omens, and the Portents of the Birth and Passion of Jesus - Craig A. Evans, Houston Baptist University, USA Chapter Seven: Learning Rhetoric at Tarsus: The Apostle Paul and His Use of Aristotelian Rhetoric - Alexa Wallace and Adam Z. Wright, The College of Emmanuel and St. Chad, USA Chapter Eight: Early Christian "Binding Spells"? The Formulas in 1 Cor 12:3 Read Against the Background of Ancient Curse Tablets - Susanne Luther, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Chapter Nine: Paul as the Originator of Women Teachers within Religious Circles - Chris S. Stevens, Independent Scholar Chapter Ten: The Secret of the Hidden Cross: The Form, Meaning and Background of the Hellenistic Hymn Quoted in 1 Timothy 3:16 - Roy D. Kotansky, Independent Scholar Chapter Eleven: "Out with the Christians . Our with the Epicureans!" Atheism and Constructing the Other in Antiquity - Richard A. Wright, Abilene Christian University, USA Chapter Twelve: Jinn and the Myth of the Shepherd - Jonathan Poletti, Independent Scholar Index of Authors Index of Primary Sources