History, Culture, and Religion of the Hellenistic AgeWhile the first American edition of this book, published more than a decade ago, was a revised translation of the German book, Einführung in das Neue Testament, this second edition of the first volume of the Introduction to the New Testament is no longer dependent upon a previously published German work. The author hopes that for the student of the New Testament it is a useful introduction into the many complex aspects of the political, cultural, and religious developments that characterized the world in which early Christianity arose and by which the New Testament and other early Christian writings were shaped. |
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Contents
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4 The Empires and States of the Hellenistic World Prior to the Roman Conquest | 16 |
5 Political Ideology and Ruler Cult | 34 |
2 SOCIETY AND ECONOMICS | 41 |
2 The Basic Structures of Administration and Economy | 45 |
3 The Society | 53 |
4 PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION | 137 |
2 The Spirit of the Hellenistic Age | 148 |
3 The Development of Greek Religion | 156 |
4 The New Religions | 176 |
5 THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL IN THE HELLENISTIC PERIOD | 197 |
2 Diversity in the Religion of Israel | 217 |
3 The Literature of Hellenistic Israel | 235 |
6 THE ROMAN EMPIRE AS THE HEIR OF HELLENISM | 273 |
4 The Hellenistic City | 71 |
5 Agriculture | 76 |
6 Manufacturing and Industry | 79 |
7 Trade Monetary Systems and Banking | 87 |
3 EDUCATION LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE | 97 |
2 The Language | 104 |
3 The Sciences | 114 |
4 Literature | 120 |
2 The Roman Empire to the End of the Golden Age | 296 |
3 Administration and Economy | 309 |
4 Roman Culture and Hellenism | 321 |
5 The Religions of the Roman Imperial Period | 347 |
6 Palestine and Judaism in the Roman Period | 371 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | History, Culture, and Religion of the Hellenistic Age Volume 1 of Koester, Helmut: Introduction to the New Testament |
| Author | Helmut Koester |
| Edition | 2, illustrated |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter, 2012 |
| ISBN | 3110814064, 9783110814064 |
| Length | 443 pages |
| Subjects | › › Bibles / General Religion / Ancient Religion / Antiquities & Archaeology Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament Religion / Biblical Studies / New Testament Religion / Christianity / General Religion / General |
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