This is a comprehensive guide to the world of religion in the Graeco-Roman world of early Christianity. Drawing on the most up-to-date scholarship, the volume paints a carefully nuanced portrait of the Christians' religious context. Besides describing ordinary domestic and civil religion and popular belief (including astrology, divination and "magic"), there is extended discussion of mystic cults, ruler and emperor cults, the religious dimensions of philosophy, and Gnosticism.
About the AuthorDr. Hans-Josef Klauck is Professor of New Testament Exegesis, University of Munich, Germany.
Book InformationISBN 9780567089434
Author Hans-Josef KlauckFormat Paperback
Page Count 544
Imprint T.& T.Clark LtdPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 610g