The Holy Spirit, inspiration, and the cultures of antiquity : multidisciplinary perspectives / edited by Jörg Frey and John R. Levison ; in collaboration with Andrew Bowden.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Frey, Jörg, editor.

Levison, John R., editor.

Bowden, Andrew, contributor.

Series:

Ekstasis (Walter de Gruyter & Co.) ; Volume 5.

Ekstasis, 1865-8792 ; Volume 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holy Spirit.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (430 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin, [Germany] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : De Gruyter, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Early Christian claims to the Holy Spirit arose in a vibrant cultural matrix that included Stoicism, Jewish mysticism, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Greco-Roman medicine, and the perspectives of Plutarch. In a range of articles, this multidisciplinary volume discovers in these texts rich cultural connections related to inspiration and the Holy Spirit. Essential reading for scholars of Judaism and the New Testament, as well as classicists and theologians.

Contents:

Front matter

Preface

Table of Contents

Abbreviations

The Origins of Early Christian Pneumatology: On the Rediscovery and Reshaping of the History of Religions Quest / Frey, Jörg / Levison, John R.

The Spirit of Stoicism / Tieleman, Teun

Plutarch and Pentecost: An Exploration in Interdisciplinary Collaboration / Gunkel, Heidrun / Hirsch-Luipold, Rainer / Levison, John R.

"Even before his birth he will be filled with the Holy Spirit"-Luke 1:15 in the Spectrum of Theological and Medical Discourses of Early Christianity / Al-Suadi, Soham

The Infusion of the Spirit: The Meaning of ἐμφυσάω in John 20:22-23 / Weissenrieder, Annette

Ruaḥ and the Beholding of God- From Ezekiel's Vision of the Divine Chariot to Merkaba Mysticism / Ego, Beate

Historical Origins of the Early Christian Concept of the Holy Spirit / Tigchelaar, Eibert J. C.

Speech and Spirit: Paul and the Maskil as Inspired Interpreters of Scripture / Newman, Judith H.

Philo of Alexandria's Understanding of πνεῦμα in Deus 33-50 / Timmers, Fulco

Pneuma and the Beholding of God: Reading Paul in the Context of Philonic Mystical Traditions / Rabens, Volker

Spirit in Relationship-Pneumatology in the Gospel of John / Becker, Michael

How did the Spirit become a Person? / Frey, Jörg

Index: Ancient Texts

Index: Modern Authors

Index of Subjects and Ancient Names

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783110388305

3110388308

9783110310252

3110310252

OCLC:

894041496