Johannine belief and Graeco-Roman devotion : reshaping devotion for John's Graeco-Roman audience /

Johannine belief and Graeco-Roman devotion : reshaping devotion for John's Graeco-Roman audience /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Seglenieks, Chris, 1983- author.
Imprint:	Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, [2020] ©2020
Description:	xv, 262 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Series:	Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe, 0340-9570 ; 528 Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe ; 528.
Subject:	Bible. -- John -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. -- John. Faith. Devotion. Devotion. Faith. Religion. Rome -- Religion. Greece -- Religion. Greece. Rome (Empire) Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12411888

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ISBN:	9783161597589 3161597583 9783161597596
Notes:	"This book is a lightly edited version of my doctoral thesis at the Bible College of South Australia, an affiliated college of the Australian College of Theology."--Page vii. Conferred 2019 at Adelaide. Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-245) and indexes.
Summary:	"In this volume, Christopher Seglenieks offers a study of the complex meaning in John's Gospel of genuine belief, arguing it includes cognitive, relational, ethical, ongoing, and public aspects. He compares it with Graeco-Roman religious practices and highlights the distinctiveness of Johannine belief whose features are motivated by John's picture of Jesus." --
Standard no.:	9783161597589

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Genuine Belief in John 1-4
Genuine Belief in John 5-12
Genuine Belief in John 13-17
Genuine Belief in John 18-21
Believing in the Gospel of John
Graeco-Roman Belief: Devotion to the gods
Further Expressions of Graeco-Roman Devotion to the gods
Graeco-Roman Devotion and Johannine Belief
Johannine Belief in Light of Graeco-Roman Devotion.