Book · November 13, 2018
The story of the woman taken in adultery features a dramatic confrontation between Jesus and the Pharisees over whether the adulteress should be stoned as the law commands. ...
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Book · November 14, 2017
An international, cross-disciplinary investigation of ancient religious practices and their material remains yields fresh insights and poses new questions.
Ritual Matters interrupts the anachronistic binaries of religious practice and belief, the material ...
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Book · November 19, 2015
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Ancient Mediterranean Religions is the first comprehensive single-volume reference work offering authoritative coverage of ancient religions in the Mediterranean world. Chronologically, the volume’s scope extends from pre-hist ...
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Book · January 19, 2012
Ancient Mediterranean Sacrifice reappraises the diverse religious texts and practices of the late Hellenistic and Roman periods, investigating the meanings and functions of sacrifice in the ancient world. Gathering together essays that address sacrificial ...
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Book · November 2005
Early Christians used charges of adultery, incest, and lascivious behavior to demonize their opponents, police insiders, resist pagan rulers, and define what it meant to be a Christian. Christians frequently claimed that they, and they alone were sexually ...
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