Pauline Baptism among the Mysteries : : Ritual Messages and the Promise of Initiation / / Donghyun Jeong.
This monograph provides an alternative model for looking at the old question about Paul and the mysteries in a new light. Specifically, this study compares rituals—baptism in the Pauline communities and the initiation rituals of the mysteries—through the lens of cultural anthropology and the sociolo...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2023 Part 1 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2023] ©2023 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft ,
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XVI, 333 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Paul and the Mysteries: Retrospective and Prospective
- 3 Initiation into the Dionysiac Mysteries
- 4 Initiation into the Mysteries of Isis
- 5 Initiation into the Pauline Communities (I): Baptism in 1 Corinthians
- 6 “Baptism for the Dead” (1 Cor 15:29): Ritual Blending and Innovation
- 7 Initiation into the Pauline Communities (II): Baptism in Galatians and Romans
- 8 Conclusion
- Appendix: References to Baptism in the Undisputed Pauline Letters
- Bibliography
- Index of Names
- Index of Ancient Names
- Index of Subjects
- Index of Ancient Sources