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## Studies the topic of divine communication in Paul’s letters in the context of Graeco-Roman divination * Provides rigorous historical comparison of Paul with a range of Greek, Roman and Jewish sources * Critiques conventional theological categories and prejudices that inhibit comparison between Paul and his historical context * Critiques one-sided treatments of divination that view it solely in terms of power relations * Brings together diverse topics such as prophecy, revelation, scriptural interpretation, anthropology and cosmology into a coherent whole through the lens of divination This book analyses the apostle Paul’s claims to receive and interpret knowledge from divine sources within the context of divination in the Graeco-Roman world. Each chapter studies a particular aspect of divination in Paul’s letters in comparison with similar phenomena in the Graeco-Roman world, dealing in turn with the underlying logic of divination (in the context of ancient philosophical conversations), visionary experience, prophecy and divine speech, the divinatory use of texts and the interpretation of signs. As such, the book forms an in-depth study of divine communication in Paul’s letters,

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Author

Matthew T Sharp

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781399503594

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Religion, Christian