Gods and the One God

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Westminster John Knox Press, Jan 1, 1988 - Religion - 211 pages

This volume in the Library of Early Christianity series explores the early Christian movement, especially as it is described in the book of Acts, and uses information about other religions being practiced during the same time period to fill in the story of religious confliect.

The Library of Early Christianity is a series of eight outstanding books exploring the Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts in which the New Testament developed.

 

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Contents

Foreword by Wayne A Meeks
13
Gods in the Book of Acts
19
Mediterranean Religions Westward
29
Christian Missionaries Against Idolatry
45
Functions of Gods and Goddesses
54
The Philosophical Doctrine of
75
Christian Doctrines of
84
Deeds and Names
95
Also the Holy Spirit
136
Spirit in the Apostolic Fathers
143
Three Gods in One
150
Creeds and Cult
164
Notes
177
75
191
Reading List
201
Index
207

The Cosmic Christ
112
Divergent Christologies at Antioch
124
84
209
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Acts Aelius Aristides Alexandria Antioch Apollo apologist Apology apostles Apuleius Asclepius Athena Athenagoras Autolycus baptism begotten bishop called Celsus century B.C. chapter Christology church Clement Corinthians cosmic creation creator creeds cult deity Demiurge Dionysus divine Early Christian Egyptian emperor epiphanies Epistle Eusebius everything exegesis Father Frag Gnostic God's goddess gods Gospel Gospel of John Greek heaven Hellenistic Heracles Heresies Hermas Hermes Holy Spirit human Ibid ideas Ignatius insisted Irenaeus Isis Jesus Christ Jewish Jews John Justin later Logos Lord Luke Marcellus Marcellus of Ancyra Middle Platonism Middle Platonists mind miracles Montanists mother Numenius Old Testament oracles Orations Origen Osiris pagan passage Paul of Samosata Peter Philo philosophical Plato Plutarch Preaching prophets Puteoli R. M. Grant refers religion religious rhetoric Roman Rome Sarapis says scripture second century Serapion shrine speak Stoic stories Stromata Tatian temple Tertullian theologians theology Theophilus thought tion tradition Wisdom word worship Zeus

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About the author (1988)

Robert M. Grant is Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of Chicago Divinity School in Chicago, Illinois. He is a renowned authority on the history of early Christianity.

Bibliographic information

TitleGods and the One God
Volume 1 of Library of early Christianity
AuthorRobert McQueen Grant
PublisherWestminster John Knox Press, 1988
ISBN0664250114, 9780664250119
Length211 pages
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