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The New Testament in its ritual world [electronic resource] / Richard E. DeMaris.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Routledge, 2008.Description: 1 online resource (x, 143 p.) : ill., mapsISBN:
  • 9780203930793 (electronic bk.)
  • 0203930797 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: New Testament in its ritual world.DDC classification:
  • 225.9/5 22
LOC classification:
  • BR162.3 .D46 2008eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction : ritual studies and the New Testament -- Entry rites. Perilous passage -- Contested waters -- And the greatest of these is death -- Exit rites. Paul's omphalos -- Jesus jettisoned.
Summary: This work offers new and insightful perspectives on early Christian communities and their cultural environment, through exploration of rituals central to Greco-Roman life.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : ritual studies and the New Testament -- Entry rites. Perilous passage -- Contested waters -- And the greatest of these is death -- Exit rites. Paul's omphalos -- Jesus jettisoned.

This work offers new and insightful perspectives on early Christian communities and their cultural environment, through exploration of rituals central to Greco-Roman life.

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