01600cam a22002774a 4500 12765756 AU-EpEBC 20131008145435.0 020506s2002 kyub b 001 0 eng 2002071336 0664224156 (pbk.) DLC DLC DLC AU-EpEBC 225.95/ROE 21 EW Roetzel, Calvin J. The world that shaped the New Testament / by Calvin J. Roetzel ; foreword by David L. Tiede. Rev. ed. Louisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press, c.2002. xxiv, 168 p. : 3 maps ; pbk ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Preface to the revised edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Chronological table -- Political setting. The Hellenistic world ; The Roman world ; Jewish resistance and war -- Forms of religious expression. Forms of Jewish religious expression ; Hellenistic piety ; Hellenistic philosophy ; The imperial cult ; Hellenistic Jewish piety -- Institutions : the spirit becomes flesh. The temple ; The synagogue : form and function ; The household ; The Greek polis ; Hellenistic kingship -- Scripture and interpretation. The text to be interpreted : the Septuagint ; Philo of Alexandria ; Interpretation at Qumran ; Rabbinic interpretation ; Summary -- Demons and holy men. The powers of darkness ; The holy man ; Summary. Bible. New Testament History of contemporary events, etc. Christianity Origin. ddc 9552 9552 0 0 ddc 0 0 225 NT MAIN MAIN OS 2010-03-26 Donated by Valentin Vasilev, 2009-2011. 30.95 5 1 225.95/ROE 08904 2016-03-24 00:00:00 2014-08-22 1 60.00 2010-03-26 AM