| Miracles in Greco-Roman Antiquity: A Sourcebook for the Study of New Testament Miracle Stories Contributor(s): Cotter, Wendy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415118638 ISBN-13: 9780415118637 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1999 Annotation: "Miracles in Greco-Roman Antiquity" presents a collection in translation of miracle stories from the ancient world. This interesting new work is divided up into four main categories including healing, exorcism, nature and raising the dead. Wendy Cotter contextualizes the miracles within the background of the Greco-Roman world and also compares the stories to other Jewish and non-Jewish miracle stories. This collection will be of interest to readers interested in miracle narratives from all parts of the Greco-Roman world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Sermons - General - History | Ancient - Greece |
| Dewey: 292.211 |
| LCCN: 98-19320 |
| Lexile Measure: 1300 |
| Series: Context of Early Christianity 1 |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.32" W x 8.58" (1.00 lbs) 284 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Greece - Cultural Region - Italy - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Miracles in Greco-Roman Antiquity presents a collection in translation of miracle stories from the ancient world. The material is divided up into four main categories including healing, exorcism, nature and raising the dead. Wendy Cotter, in an introduction and notes to the selections, contextualizes the miracles within the background of the Greco-Roman world and also compares the stories to other Jewish and non-Jewish miracle stories of the Mediterranean world. This sourcebook provides an interdisciplinary collection of material which will be of value to students of the New Testament. |