Early Christianity and ancient astrology / / Tim Hegedus.
Early Christianity and Ancient Astrology explores a variety of responses to astrology, the most popular form of divination among early Christians in Greco-Roman antiquity. After a brief overview of ancient astrological theory and a survey of polemical responses to it, this book documents instances i...
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| Superior document: | Patristic studies, v. 6 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Patristic studies (Peter Lang Publishing) ;
v. 6. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (414 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""1. Introduction""; ""Greco-Roman Astrology: A Brief Outline""; ""Greco-Roman Astrology and Early Christianity""; ""Notes""; ""Part A: Studies in Early Christian Anti-Astrological Polemic""; ""Notes""; ""2. The Argument of Practical Impossibility""; ""Notes""; ""3. The Argument of Different Destinies""; ""General Discussion of the Argument""; ""Astrology in the Early Career of Augustine""; ""Astrology in Augustine's""; ""Augustine and the Argument of Twins""; ""Augustine's Knowledge of Astrology""
- ""Astrology among the Liberal Arts""""Notes""; ""4. The Argument of Common Destinies""; ""Notes""; ""5. The Argument of Νο’μιμα Βαρβαρικα’ ""; ""General Discussion of the Argument""; ""Use of Particular Νο’μιμα Βαρβαρικα’""; ""Astrological Geography and Arguments Against it""; ""Notes""; ""6. The Argument from Animals""; ""Notes""; ""7. The Moral Argument""; ""Astrology Denies Freedom of the Will""; ""Astrology Overthrows all Systems of Morality and Justice""; ""Astrology Nullifies Religious Worship and Renders Prayer Useless""; ""Notes""
- ""8. Astrology as the Work of Demons""""Notes""; ""9. Christian Condemnations of Astrology in a Broader Context""; ""Astrology, Magic and Divination""; ""Astrology as Heterodoxy""; ""Notes""; ""10. Opposition to Astrology and Early Christian Doctrine""; ""Creation and Providence""; ""Sin and Evil""; ""Salvation""; ""Notes""; ""11. Pastoral Problems Posed by Astrology""; ""Notes""; ""Part B: Early Christian Accommodation of Astrology""; ""12. Archaeological and Non-Literary Sources""; ""Notes""; ""13. Matthew 2.1-12 and Its Interpretation in Early Christian Tradition""
- ""The Magi and the Star in Matthew 2.1-12""""The Magi in Early Christian Interpretation of Matthew 2.1-12""; ""The Star in Early Christian Interpretation of Matthew 2.1-12""; ""Notes""; ""14. Astrological Themes Elsewhere in the Canonical Gospels and in Paul""; ""The Canonical Gospels""; ""The Pauline Writings""; ""Notes""; ""15. The Book of Revelation""; ""Revelation 4.6-7: The Four Living Creatures""; ""Taurus Scorpio""; ""Leo Aquarius""; ""Revelation 12. 1-17""; ""Notes""; ""16. Bardaisan""; ""Notes""; ""17. Groups Identified in Hippolytus""
- ""Allegorizers of Aratus (Arateans)""""The Peratae""; ""The Elchasaites""; ""Notes""; ""18. Tertullian""; ""Notes""; ""19. Pseudo-Clementine Homilies and Recognitions""; ""Astrology in the Pseudo-Clementine Narrative""; ""Pseudo-Clementine Recognitions 1. 27-71""; ""Notes""; ""20. Origen""; ""Notes""; ""21. Priscillian and the Priscillianists""; ""Notes""; ""22. Zeno of Verona,""; ""1.38""; ""Notes""; ""23. Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography of Secondary Sources""; ""Index""