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From death to rebirth : ritual and conversion in antiquity / Thomas M. Finn.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York ; Mahwah, N.J. : Paulist Press, 1997.Description: v, 286 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0809136899 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 291.4/2 21
LOC classification:
  • BL 805 .F56 1997
Contents:
Contents:
Ch. 1. Conversion: The Lineage of a Word -- Ch. 2. Greco-Roman Paganism: Some Characteristics -- Ch. 3. Conversion in Paganism -- Ch. 4. Conversion in Ancient Judaism: The Second-Temple Period -- Ch. 5. Conversion in the Rabbinic Period -- Ch. 6. Conversion in Earliest Christianity -- Ch. 7. The Third Century -- Ch. 8. The Fourth Century: Conversion in Jerusalem -- Ch. 9. The Fourth Century: Conversion in Milan.
Item type: Books
Holdings
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Judith Thomas Library General Stacks Books BL 805 .F56 1997 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA000864 Available AUA000864

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-279) and index.

Contents:

Ch. 1. Conversion: The Lineage of a Word --
Ch. 2. Greco-Roman Paganism: Some Characteristics --
Ch. 3. Conversion in Paganism --
Ch. 4. Conversion in Ancient Judaism: The Second-Temple Period --
Ch. 5. Conversion in the Rabbinic Period --
Ch. 6. Conversion in Earliest Christianity --
Ch. 7. The Third Century --
Ch. 8. The Fourth Century: Conversion in Jerusalem --
Ch. 9. The Fourth Century: Conversion in Milan.