Why has power in the West assumed the form of an" economy," that is, of a government of
men and things? If power is essentially government, why does it need glory, that is, the …

Inspired by a critical reconsideration of current monolithic approaches to the study of Greek
religion, this book argues that ancient Greeks displayed a disquieting capacity to validate …

The first three centuries AD saw the spread of new religious ideas through the Roman
Empire, crossing a vast and diverse geographical, social and cultural space. In this …

For thousands of years, our world has been shaped by biblical monotheism. But its hallmark—
a distinction between one true God and many false gods—was once a new and radical idea …

Flavius Claudius Julianus was the last pagan to sit on the Roman imperial throne (361-363).
Born in Constantinople in 331 or 332, Julian was raised as a Christian, but apostatized, and …

Abstract How did a Late Roman emperor stay on the throne? His position was always
precarious, and in contrast to a modern hereditary monarch he could always lose power or …

Is Christianity exclusively a religious phenomenon, which must separate itself from all things
political, or do its concepts actually underpin secular politics? To this question, which …

Das" Testament Salomos" liegt hier erstmals zur Gänze in deutscher Übersetzung der
bislang maßgeblichen Textedition von McCown-unter konsequenter Berücksichtigung der …

Dieses Buch verdankt sich zwei Kontinenten, drei Städten, einer Institution und einer Reihe
von Personen. Konzipiert habe ich es im Herbst 2005 in Dresden, für einen Antrag bei der …

This volume examines 1 Corinthians 1-4 within first-century politics, demonstrating the
significance of Corinth's constitution to the interpretation of Paul's letter. Bradley J. Bitner …