Reconceptualising conversion : patronage, loyalty, and conversion in the religions of the ancient Mediterranean /
Zeba A. Crook.
- 1 online resource (326 pages).
- Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche ; Band 130 .
- Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche ; Beiheft 130. .
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-285) and indexes.
The influence of psychology on contemporary society and scholarship -- General reciprocity among humans and their gods -- The rhetoric of patronage and benefaction -- The rhetoric of patronage and benefaction in Paul's conversion passages -- Patronage and benefaction, loyalty, and conversion.
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Paul, the Apostle, Saint --Conversion. Paul, l'apôtre, saint --Conversion. Paul, the Apostle, Saint. Paulus / Bekehrung.
Conversion. Conversion--Christianity. Patron and client--Rome. Patron and client--Greece. God--Worship and love. Psychology and religion. Conversion--Psychologie. Conversion--Christianisme. Patron et client--Rome. Patron et client--Grèce. Dieu--Adoration et amour. Psychologie et religion. BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Inspiration & Personal Growth. BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Spirituality--General. RELIGION--Christianity--General. RELIGION--Devotional. RELIGION--Spirituality. Conversion. Conversion--Christianity. Conversion of Saint Paul. God--Worship and love. Patron and client. Psychology and religion. Patronage. Bekering. Nieuwe Testament. Sozialgeschichtliche Exegese. Konversion Antike.