| Corinth in Context: Comparative Studies on Religion and Society Contributor(s): Friesen, Steve (Editor), Schowalter, Dan (Editor), Walters, James (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004181970 ISBN-13: 9789004181977 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $259.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics - History | Ancient - Greece - History | Ancient - Rome |
| Dewey: 200.938 |
| LCCN: 2009053423 |
| Series: Supplements to Novum Testamentum (Brill) |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.6" W x 9.6" (2.25 lbs) 544 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume is the product of an interdisciplinary conference held at the University of Texas at Austin. Specialists in the study of inscriptions, architecture, sculpture, coins, tombs, pottery, and texts collaborate to produce new portraits of religion and society in the ancient city of Corinth. The studies focus on groups like the early Roman colonists, the Augustales (priests of Augustus), or the Pauline house churches; on specific cults such as those of Asklepios, Demeter, or the Sacred Spring; on media (e.g., coins, or burial inscriptions); or on the monuments and populations of nearby Kenchreai or Isthmia. The result is a deeper understanding of the religious life of Corinth, contextualized within the socially stratified cultures of the Hellenistic and Roman periods. |