Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians : : Religious Dynamics in a Sasanian Context.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2015
• TeilnehmendeR: Becker, Adam H.; Bruns, Peter.; Gafni, Isaiah.; Jong, Albert De.; Kalmin, Richard.; Kiperwasser, Reuven.; Minov, Sergey.; Ruzer, Serge.
• MitwirkendeR: Becker, Adam H.,; Bruns, Peter,; De Jong, Albert,; Gafni, Isaiah M.,; Herman, Geoffrey,; Kalmin, Richard,; Kiperwasser, Reuven,; Minov, Sergey,; Ruzer, Serge,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Judaism in Context
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (325 p.)

The Sasanian Empire was home to many religious communities. It was also a place of meeting and transformation. The studies in this volume encompass a diverse array of topics concerning these religious communities inhabiting the Sasanian Empire. Some include the Roman East in their deliberations. Mos...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Table Of Contents
• Preface
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• Political Theology And Religious Diversity In The Sasanian Empire
• Another 'Split Diaspora'? How Knowledgeable (Or Ignorant) Were Babylonian Jews About Roman Palestine And Its Jews?
• Antizoroastrische Polemik In Den Syro-Persischen Märtyrerakten
• The Last Years Of Yazdgird I And The Christians
• To Convert A Persian And Teach Him The Holy Scriptures: A Zoroastrian Proselyte In Rabbinic And Syriac Christian Narratives
• The Cologne Mani Codex And The Life Of Zarathushtra
• Dynamics Of Christian Acculturation In The Sasanian Empire: Some Iranian Motifs In The Cave Of Treasures
• Zechariah And The Bubbling Blood: An Ancient Tradition In Jewish, Christian, And Muslim Literature
• Bibliography
• List Of Contributors
• Index