Author : Hans-Josef Klauck
Release : 2003
Genre : Religion
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 930/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Religious Context of Early Christianity by : Hans-Josef Klauck
Download or read book The Religious Context of Early Christianity written by Hans-Josef Klauck. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Klauck's is a uniquely well-informed and comprehensive guide to the world of religion in the Graeco-Roman environment of early Christianity. Drawing on the most up-to-date scholarship, his volume paints a carefully nuanced portrait of the Christians' religious context. Besides describing ordinary domestic and civic religion and popular belief (including astrology, divination and "magic"), there is extended discussion of mystery cults, ruler and emperor cults, the religious dimensions of philosophy, and Gnosticism. An authoritative work, Klauck's will become a new standard for reference and teaching.