By Jeffrey Brodd, Jonathan L. Reed
This publication provides an updated dialogue of the Roman imperial cult (the divinization of the emperor) and its basic value in early Christianity and historical Mediterranean religions. It positive factors starting and shutting essays through Karl Galinsky, a most effective authority on Roman heritage and tradition. 13 different essays discover comparable facets and draw on a large choice of disciplinary views, together with idea, approach, archaeology, epigraphy, and paintings. The authors are classicists, biblical and non secular students, historians, and archaeologists, with services in numerous cultural milieus. Reflecting this spectrum of backgrounds and pursuits, the e-book addresses concerns and phenomena masking a huge expanse of topics, destinations, and methodological concerns.The individuals are Jeffrey Brodd, Warren Carter, Nancy Evans, Steven J. Friesen, Karl Galinsky, James Constantine Hanges, Robin M. Jensen, James S. McClaren, Eric M. Orlin, Jonathan L. Reed, Daniel N. Schowalter.
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