Introduction to the New Testament |
Contents
Alexander the Great | 6 |
The Diadochi and the Formation of their Empires | 13 |
Political Ideology and Ruler Cult | 34 |
2 SOCIETY AND ECONOMICS | 41 |
The Society | 53 |
The Hellenistic City | 71 |
Manufacturing and Industry | 79 |
Trade Monetary Systems and Banking | 87 |
The Development of Greek Religion | 156 |
The New Religions | 176 |
5 THE PEOPLE of Israel in the HelleniSTIC PERIOD | 197 |
Diversity in the Religion of Israel | 217 |
The Literature of Hellenistic Israel | 235 |
6 THE ROMAN EMPIRE AS THE HEIR OF HELLENISM | 273 |
The Roman Empire to the End of the Golden Age | 296 |
Administration and Economy | 309 |
3 EDUCATION LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE | 97 |
The Language | 104 |
The Sciences | 114 |
Literature | 120 |
4 PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION | 137 |
The Spirit of the Hellenistic Age | 148 |
The Religions of the Roman Imperial Period | 347 |
Palestine and Judaism in the Roman Period | 371 |
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| Title | Introduction to the New Testament Volume 1 of Einführung in das Neue Testament, Helmut Koester Introduction to the New Testament, Helmut Koester |
| Author | Helmut Koester |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter, 1995 |
| ISBN | 3110146924, 9783110146929 |
| Length | 409 pages |
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