The Interpretation of the New Testament in Greco-Roman Paganism

by John Granger Cook

Recent New Testament scholarship has raised the question of the effect of the New Testament on readers including an 'implied' reader. How did the New Testament affect ancient readers who rejected it? John Granger Cook contributes to the ongoing investigation of the relationship between Christianity and Greco-Roman antiquity. He addresses the response to the New Testament in the following authors: Celsus, Porphyry, the anonymous philosopher of Macarius...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3161471954
• ISBN13: 9783161471957
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
• Length: 385 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"