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Libra Esoterica

Prophets, prophecy, and oracles in the Roman Empire

Jewish, Christian, and Greco-Roman cultures

by Leslie Kelly

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  • 21st century
  • Language: English

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This book surveys the uses and function of prophecy, prophets, and oracles among Jews, Christians, and pagans in the first three centuries of the Roman Empire and explores how prophecy and prophetic texts functioned as a common language that enabled religious discourse to develop between these groups. It shows that each of these cultures believed that it was in prophetic texts and prophetic utterances that they could find the surest proof of their religious beliefs and a strong confirmation of their group identity.

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Prophecy, oracles, and revelation.

  • Prophecy, oracles, and revelation

    Controlled discovery queries from harvard matched “prophecy”. Retained metadata contains “Oracles” in the title, “Prophecy” in the title, “Oracles” in the description, and 5 additional metadata match(es).

    • “prophecy”· via Harvard LibraryCloud
    • “Oracles”· in title
    • “Prophecy”· in title
    • “Oracles”· in description
    • “Prophecy”· in description
    • “prophetic”· in description

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Jewish, Christian, and Greco-Roman cultures

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90 pages ; 25 cm.

2018—English
  • 9780815373438
  • 9781351243506
  • 9781351243513
  • 9781351243537
  • +1 more
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