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Studies the topic of divine communication in Paul's letters in the context of Graeco-Roman divinationProvides rigorous historical comparison of Paul with a range of Greek, Roman and Jewish sourcesCritiques conventional theological categories and prejudices that inhibit comparison between Paul and his historical contextCritiques one-sided treatments of divination that view it solely in terms of power relationsBrings together diverse topics such as prophecy, revelation, scriptural interpretation, anthropology and cosmology into a coherent whole through the lens of divinationThis 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, integrating thi

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Author
Sharp, Matthew;
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Published
2023
Language
EN
ISBN
9781399503600
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
History, Religion, Christian

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