Persuasion and dissuasion in early Christianity, ancient Judaism, and Hellenism / Pieter W. van der Horst ... [and others] (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Horst, Pieter Willem van der.

Series:

Contributions to biblical exegesis and theology ; 33.

Contributions to biblical exegesis and theology

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Apologetics--History--Early church, ca. 30-600--Congresses.

Apologetics.

History.

Judaism--Apologetic works--History and criticism--Congresses.

Judaism.

Isis (Egyptian deity)--Cult--History--Congresses.

Isis.

Isis (Egyptian deity).

Cults.

Judaism--Apologetic works.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

214 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leuven ; Dudley, MA : Peeters, 2003.

Language Note:

English and German.

Summary:

In 2001, scholars working in the fields of early Christianity, ancient Judaism, and Hellenism at the Faculty of Theology of Utrecht University and the Catholic Theological University in Utrecht started a new research program called "Judaism, Christianity, and Hellenism in Interaction." To mark its start, a small conference on religious propaganda in antiquity was organized in January 2002; on this occasion the group presented itself, and some guests from abroad were also invited to join in. The ten conference papers have been brought together in this volume. The terms "persuasion" and "dissuasion" cover both "propaganda" and "protreptics" as well as "apologetics" and "polemics," and it is these four aspects of ancient religious discourse which are addressed. Persuasion and dissuasion have their natural setting in a context of cultural, or religious, interaction. The common aim of the papers is to contribute to the fascinating study of pluriform religious interaction in antiquity.

Contents:

Propaganda in the Cult of Isis / Jan den Boeft 9

Anti-Samaritan Propaganda in Early Judaism / Pieter W. van der Horst 25

Der Aristeasbrief zwischen Abgrenzung und Selbstdarstellung / Gottfried Schimanowski 45

Protreptik und Polemik bei Josephus: Eine Einleitung in sein Contra Apionem / Folker Siegert 65

Trustworthy Dreams? About Dreams and References to Scripture in 2 Maccabees 14-15, Josephus' Antiquitates Judaicae 11.302-347, and in the New Testament / Bart J. Koet 87

Propagating a New OIKO[Sigma]: A Rhetorical Reading of Mark 10:17-31 / Joop F. M. Smit 109

Irony as Propaganda in Mark 15:39? / Geert Van Oyen 125

Romans 15:14-29 and Paul's Missionary Agenda / Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte 143

Die Au[beta]enseiter als Avantgarde: Gesellschaftliche Ausgrenzung als missionarische Chance nach dem 1. Petrusbrief / Reinhard Feldmeier 161

Fulfilment of Scripture as a Propaganda Tool in Early Christianity / Maarten J. J. Menken 179.

Notes:

Proceedings of a conference held Jan. 7-8, 2002 in the Netherlands.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9042912804

OCLC:

51607277