Reconceptualising Conversion: Patronage, Loyalty, and Conversion in the Religions of the Ancient MediterraneanDie Studie nimmt die bisherige Diskussion der Konversion in der Antike neu auf durch eine Verknüpfung von klassischen, epigraphischen und biblischen Quellen mit einer sozialwissenschaftlichen Methodologie. Der Autor hinterfragt dabei die bisher vorausgesetzte psychologische Kontinuität zwischen antiken und modernen Menschen und bietet statt dessen ein Modell, welches an den Denkvoraussetzungen der Antike selbst gebildet wurde. Die griechisch-römischen und mediterranen Religionen und Philosophien - also auch das hellenistische Judentum und das Christentum - orientierten sich an den Modellen von Patronat und Loyalität. Das Verständnis der antiken Konversion muss also hier ansetzen. In diesem Zusammenhang wird auch die "Bekehrung" des Paulus neu gedeutet. |
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... example of conversion from the ancient world . Practically everybody , Christian or otherwise , knows about " Paul the convert . " The phrase " Damascus road " has become axiomatic in English - speaking cultures to refer to people ...
... example of conversion from the ancient world . Practically everybody , Christian or otherwise , knows about " Paul the convert . " The phrase " Damascus road " has become axiomatic in English - speaking cultures to refer to people ...
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... example , but has not yet been applied to ancient human interactions with the gods , especially with respect to the issue of conversion in the ancient world . The cultures of the New Testament and of the modern West respectively have ...
... example , but has not yet been applied to ancient human interactions with the gods , especially with respect to the issue of conversion in the ancient world . The cultures of the New Testament and of the modern West respectively have ...
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... example of a central feature of psychological experience , is universal ( all people have them ) , emotions themselves are highly culturally specific . And while conversion is not an emotion , nor has anyone ever claimed it to be , I ...
... example of a central feature of psychological experience , is universal ( all people have them ) , emotions themselves are highly culturally specific . And while conversion is not an emotion , nor has anyone ever claimed it to be , I ...
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... examples provided throughout this work . If we can understand the relationship and continuity between human and divine patronage and benefaction , we are that much closer to understanding the ancient world from an ancient perspective ...
... examples provided throughout this work . If we can understand the relationship and continuity between human and divine patronage and benefaction , we are that much closer to understanding the ancient world from an ancient perspective ...
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... example , T. Callan reconstructs a psychological personality portrait of Paul based on a survey of Paul's language of competitiveness and boasting , as well as his dim outlook on sexuality , his parents , and death.12 10 11 12 Donald ...
... example , T. Callan reconstructs a psychological personality portrait of Paul based on a survey of Paul's language of competitiveness and boasting , as well as his dim outlook on sexuality , his parents , and death.12 10 11 12 Donald ...
Contents
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36 Conclusion | 148 |
The Rhetoric of Patronage and Benefaction in Pauls Conversion Passages | 151 |
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4b11 | 179 |
44 Paul and the Patronage of Philosophy | 186 |
45 Conclusion | 192 |
Patronage and Benefaction Loyalty and Conversion | 199 |
Patronage vs Benefaction | 59 |
23 Human Patronage and Benefaction | 67 |
24 Divine Patronage and Benefaction | 76 |
25 Divine Patronage and Benefaction in Hellenistic Judaism | 79 |
26 Conclusion | 88 |
The Rhetoric of Patronage and Benefaction | 91 |
31 The Call of the PatronBenefactor | 93 |
32 Persuasion and Philosophical Conversion | 100 |
33 Prayer Praise and Proselytism | 108 |
34 Patronal Synkrisis | 117 |
35 The Χάρις of the PatronBenefactor | 132 |
51 The Nature of Loyalty | 201 |
52 Loyalty and Patronage and Benefaction | 215 |
53 Loyalty Conversion and Paul | 243 |
54 Conclusion | 250 |
Conclusion | 251 |
Bibliography | 257 |
Index of Primary Sources | 287 |
Index of Names and Subjects | 303 |
Index of Modern Authors | 307 |
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