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100	1		_aRoetzel, Calvin J.
245	1	4	_aThe world that shaped the New Testament / _cby Calvin J. Roetzel ; foreword by David L. Tiede.
250			_aRev. ed.
260			_aLouisville, KY : _bWestminster John Knox Press, _cc.2002.
300			_axxiv, 168 p. : _b3 maps ; pbk ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505			_aPreface 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.
630	0	0	_aBible. _pNew Testament _xHistory of contemporary events, etc.
650		0	_aChristianity _xOrigin.
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