TY  - BOOK
AU  - Roetzel,Calvin J.
TI  - The world that shaped the New Testament
SN  - 0664224156 (pbk.)
U1  - 225.95/ROE 21
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Louisville, KY
PB  - Westminster John Knox Press
KW  - Bible
KW  - New Testament
KW  - History of contemporary events, etc
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Origin
N1  - 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
ER  -