Miracle and magic : a study in the Acts of the Apostles and the life of Apollonius of Tyana / Andy M. Reimer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reimer, Andy M. (Andy Melford), 1968-

Series:

The Library of New Testament Studies

Journal for the study of the New Testament ; Supplement series 235

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apollonius, of Tyana.

Apollonius.

Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century. Life of Apollonius of Tyana.

Philostratus.

Bible. Acts--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Miracle workers.

Magicians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Sheffield Academic Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Miracle-workers and magicians are diffcult characters for contemporary readers of Greco-Roman narratives to comprehend and to distinguish. Hindered both by our modern definitions of miracle and magic, we need to focus our attention on those ancient texts that deal with such characters and their differentiation. Two such texts, the Acts of the Apostles and Philostratus' Life of Apollonius, come from quite different religious backgrounds, but demonstrate remarkably similar subtle cultural scripts at play. A detailed investigation of the social interactions in these two narrative worlds brings th

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 MIRACLE, MAGIC AND METHODOLOGY; Chapter 2 GAINING POWER; Chapter 3 INTERSECTING POWER; Chapter 4 DEFENDING POWER; Chapter 5 CONCLUDING THOUGHTS; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-265) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612452710

9781282452718

1282452711

9780567008848

0567008843

OCLC:

560269741