Animal Sacrifice in Ancient Greek Religion, Judaism, and Christianity, 100 BC to AD 200

Sampul Depan
OUP Oxford, 6 Mar 2008 - 350 halaman
A study of animal sacrifice within Greek paganism, Judaism, and Christianity during the period of their interaction between about 100 BC and AD 200. After a vivid account of the realities of sacrifice in the Greek East and in the Jerusalem Temple (up to AD 70), Maria-Zoe Petropoulou explores the attitudes of early Christians towards this practice. Contrary to other studies in this area, she demonstrates that the process by which Christianity finally separated its own cultic code from the strong tradition of animal sacrifice was a slow and difficult one. Petropoulou places special emphasis on the fact that Christians gave completely new meanings to the term `sacrifice'. She also explores the question why, if animal sacrifice was of prime importance in the eastern Mediterranean at this time, Christians should ultimately have rejected it.
 

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1 Approaching the Issue of Sacrifice
1
2 Greek Animal Sacrifice in the Period 100 bcad 200
32
A Bridge
117
4 Jewish Animal Sacrifice in the Period 100 bcad 200
127
5 A Bridge Linking Greek Religion and Judaism to Christianity
207
6 Christians and Animal Sacrifice in the Period up to ad 200
211
7 Conclusions
285
A SUGGESTION CONCERNING THE REASONS FOR THE CESSATION OF ANIMAL SACRIFICE
290
Bibliography
297
Index Locorum
321
Index of Greek Terms
330
General Index
331

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Maria-Zoe Petropoulou is a teacher on the International Baccalaureate Program of the Hellenic American Foundation, Athens.

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