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The Book of Acts in Its Diaspora Setting Volume 5 Irina Levinskaya Retail Price: $50.00 CenturyOne Price: $40.00 You Save: $10.00 (20%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours. Format: Hardcover, 284pp. ISBN: 0802824374 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Pub. Date: 1996 Book Information: Description Reviews Reader's Index About the Author Table of Contents Customer Reviews Find Similar Books Average Customer Review: Order This Book! Item No: 2437-4 Safe Shopping Guarantee Description From The Publisher: In The Book of Acts in Its Diaspora Setting, the fifth volume in this groundbreaking series, Irina Levinskaya provides an important new study of the relation of Jews to the societies in which they found themselves during the period of dispersion. Drawing from impressive archaeological research, Levinskaya surveys commonly held views about this difficult aspect of Jewish history and challenges particularly the views of such scholars as Feldman regarding the true nature of Jewish missionary activity. According to Levinskaya, Diaspora Jews were looking not for fromal comforts, but for "God-fearers" who helped them to maintain good relations with their neighbors and with Roman authorities. Luke shows a deep historical understanding of this situation by his close attention in Acts to the significance of this group in early Christianity. Reviews   Reader's Index Send us your favorite quotes or passages from this book.   About the Author Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Diaspora Jews, Proselytes and God-fearers CHAPTER 1: Diaspora Jews in the Book of Acts I. Jewish Identity and the Jewish Tax: The Religious Boundary II. Jewish Identity and the Circumcision of Timothy: The Ethnic Boundary CHAPTER 2: Proselytes: Non-Christian Evidence I. Epigraphic Evidence II. Literary Sources CHAPTER 3: Proselytes: Christian Evidence I. The Proselytes of Matthew 23:15 II. Later Christian Evidence III. The Proselytes in the Acts CHAPTER 4: God-fearers: Epigraphic Evidence I. Introduction II. Evidence for God-fearers III. Indirect Epigraphic Evidence for God-fearers CHAPTER 5: God-fearers and the Cult of the Most High God I. Pagan Background II. Jewish Background III. The Most High God in Acts: Pagan or Jewish? CHAPTER 6: God-Fearers: The Bosporan Kindom A Case Study CHAPTER 7: God-Fearers: The Literary Evidence I. Non-Christian Literary Evidence II. God-fearers in the Book of Acts Jewish Diaspora Communities CHAPTER 8: Antioch CHAPTER 9: Asia Minor I. Introduction II. Ephesus III. Miletus IV. Pisidian Antioch V. Iconium CHAPTER 10: Macedonia and Achaia I. Thessalonica II. Beroea III. Athens IV. Corinth CHAPTER 11: Rome I. Literary Evidence II. Epigraphic Evidence CHAPTER 12: Conclusion APPENDIX 1: Syncretism — The Tern and the Phenomenon APPENDIX 2: The Meaning of "Proseuche" I. Criteria for distinguishing Jewish Inscriptures II. The Meaning of "Proseuche" APPENDIX 3: Inscriptions from the Bosporan Kingdom I. Dedications II. Manumissions III. Religious Associations Bibliography Index of Greek Inscriptions in Appendix 3 Index of Biblical References Index of Ancient Authors Index of Modern Authors Index of Subjects Customer Reviews Write your own online review. Look for Similar Books by Subject Biblical Studies The Book of Acts in its Ancient Literary Setting Volume 1 The Book of Acts in its Graeco–Roman Setting Volume 2 The Book of Acts in Roman Custody Volume 3 The Book of Acts in its Palestinian Setting Volume 4

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