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1. Magic in the Roman World

   Pagans, Jews and Christians

   By Naomi Janowitz

   Series: Religion in the First Christian Centuries

   Using in-depth examples of 'magical' practice such as exorcisms, love rites, alchemy and the transformation of humans into divine beings, this lively volume demonstrates that the word 'magic' was used widely in late antique texts as part of polemics against enemies and sometimes merely as a term...

   Published June 20th 2001 by Routledge
2. Holiness

   Rabbinic Judaism in the Graeco-Roman World

   By Hannah K. Harrington

   Series: Religion in the First Christian Centuries

   In this in-depth exploration of holiness in the context of rabbinic Judaism, Hannah K. Harrington places the rabbinic concept of holiness alongside other notions of the sacred in the Graeco-Roman world. Holistic and yet detailed, this volume provides a much-needed comparative view of this subject...

   Published June 6th 2001 by Routledge
3. Teachers and Texts in the Ancient World

   Philosophers, Jews and Christians

   By H. Greg Snyder

   Series: Religion in the First Christian Centuries

   Teachers and Texts in the Ancient World presents a comprehensive and accessible survey of religious and philosophical teaching and classroom practices in the ancient world. H. Gregory Snyder synthesizes a wide range of ancient evidence and modern scholarship to address such questions as how the...

   Published June 7th 2000 by Routledge
4. Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity

   By Jon Davies

   Series: Religion in the First Christian Centuries

   In Death, Burial and Rebirth in the Religions of Antiquity, Jon Davies charts the significance of death to the emerging religious cults in the pre-Christian and early Christian world. He analyses the varied burial rituals and examines the different notions of the afterlife. Among the areas covered...

   Published June 23rd 1999 by Routledge
5. Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts

   By John Sawyer

   Series: Religion in the First Christian Centuries

   Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts is the first comprehensive study of the role of languages and texts in the religions of the Greco-Roman world, including Judaism and Christianity.It explores bilingualism, language learning, literacy, book production and translation, as well as some of the more...

   Published May 12th 1999 by Routledge
6. The Crucible of Christian Morality

   By J. Ian H. McDonald

   Series: Religion in the First Christian Centuries

   The Crucible of Christian Morality explores the notion of Christian ethics and discusses its roots in the teachings of Jesus and also Hellenistic philosophy. Its significance in developing moral standards throughout the world and its stability in the modern world.The Crucible of Christian Morality...

   Published June 10th 1998 by Routledge
7. Women and Religion in the First Christian Centuries

   By Deborah F. Sawyer

   Series: Religion in the First Christian Centuries

   Published September 18th 1996 by Routledge