Animal Sacrifice in Ancient Greek Religion, Judaism, and Christianity, 100 BC to AD 200

by Maria-Zoe Petropoulou

Book Overview

In this study of the ritual of animal sacrifice in ancient Greek religion, Judaism, and Christianity in the period between 100 BC and AD 200, Maria-Zoe Petropoulou explores the attitudes of early Christians towards the realities of sacrifice in the Greek East and in the Jerusalem Temple (up to AD 70). Contrary to other studies in this area, she demonstrates that the process by which Christianity finally separated its own cultic code from the strong...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199218544
• ISBN13: 9780199218547
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.5"