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

By: Material type: TextTextPublication 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
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks BKS 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.