The Holy Spirit, Inspiration, and the Cultures of Antiquity: Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Published by De Gruyter 2014

The Holy Spirit, Inspiration, and the Cultures of Antiquity

Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Edited by: Jörg Frey and John Levison
In collaboration with: Andrew Bowden

Volume 5 in the series Ekstasis: Religious Experience from Antiquity to the Middle Ages

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110310252

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Contents

About this book

Early Christian claims to the Holy Spirit arose in a vibrant cultural matrix that included Stoicism, Jewish mysticism, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Greco-Roman medicine, and the perspectives of Plutarch. In a range of articles, this multidisciplinary volume discovers in these texts rich cultural connections related to inspiration and the Holy Spirit. Essential reading for scholars of Judaism and the New Testament, as well as classicists and theologians.

Author / Editor information

Jörg Frey, University of Zurich, Switzerland; John R. Levison, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Reviews

"All too often scholars pursue their research in isolation, and the interdisciplinary study and collaboration portrayed in this volume can be an example for other projects."
Cornelis Bennema in: Theologische Literaturzeitung 5/2016

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
The Origins of Early Christian Pneumatology: On the Rediscovery and Reshaping of the History of Religions Quest Jörg Frey and John R. Levison Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
The Spirit of Stoicism Teun Tieleman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
Plutarch and Pentecost: An Exploration in Interdisciplinary Collaboration Heidrun Gunkel, Rainer Hirsch-Luipold and John R. Levison Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
“Even before his birth he will be filled with the Holy Spirit”–Luke 1:15 in the Spectrum of Theological and Medical Discourses of Early Christianity Soham Al-Suadi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
The Infusion of the Spirit: The Meaning of ἐμφυσάω in John 20:22–23 Annette Weissenrieder Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
Ruaḥ and the Beholding of God– From Ezekiel’s Vision of the Divine Chariot to Merkaba Mysticism Beate Ego Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
Historical Origins of the Early Christian Concept of the Holy Spirit Eibert J. C. Tigchelaar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Speech and Spirit: Paul and the Maskil as Inspired Interpreters of Scripture Judith H. Newman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
Philo of Alexandria’s Understanding of πνεῦμα in Deus 33–50 Fulco Timmers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
Pneuma and the Beholding of God: Reading Paul in the Context of Philonic Mystical Traditions Volker Rabens Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293
Spirit in Relationship–Pneumatology in the Gospel of John Michael Becker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331
How did the Spirit become a Person? Jörg Frey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
Index: Ancient Texts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	373
Index: Modern Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	395
Index of Subjects and Ancient Names Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	403

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics, Institutes, Libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 16
- Main content: 413
Keywords: Holy Spirit; New Testament; Christian origins; pneumatology

eBook

Published: October 29, 2014
ISBN: 9783110310252

Hardcover

Published: September 29, 2014
ISBN: 9783110310177

Paperback

Published: June 26, 2017
ISBN: 9783110552300