Hellenism, Early Judaism, and Early Christianity: Transmission and Transformation of Ideas, 1st Edition

Papers collected in this volume try to illuminate various aspects of philosophical theology dealt with by different Jewish and early Christian authors and texts (e.g. the Acts of the Apostles, Philo, Origen, Gregory of Nazianzus), rooted in and influenced by the Hellenistic religious, cultural, and philosophical context, and they also focus on the literary and cultural traditions of Hellenized Judaism and its reception (e.g. Sibylline Oracles, Prayer of Manasseh), including material culture (“Elephant Mosaic Panel” from Huqoq synagogue). By studying the Hellenistic influences on early Christianity, both in response to and in reaction against early Hellenized Judaism, the volume intends not only to better understand Christianity, as a religious and historical phenomenon with a profound impact on the development of European civilization, but also to better comprehend Hellenism and its consequences which have often been relegated to the realm of political history.Hellenism, Early Judaism, and Early Christianity: Transmission and Transformation of Ideas 1st Edition is written by Radka Fialová, Ji?í Hoblík, Petr Kitzler and published by De Gruyter. ISBNs for Hellenism, Early Judaism, and Early Christianity are 9783110796407, 3110796406 and the print ISBNs are 9783110795073, 3110795078. Additional ISBNs include 9783110796285.