Godly Fear by Patrick Gray
To what extent was early Christianity viewed as superstition by its contemporaries? Superstition was the standard category in Greco-Roman antiquity for defaming debased religion, and to situate early Christianity in its Mediterranean milieu it is necessary to understand what this label meant to those who used it. Fear is the defining element of superstition according to writers like Plutarch, who regard the emotion as a fundamental human problem. Fear is likewise a recurring motif in the Epistle to the Hebrews, whose author holds up confidence as a Christian ideal yet also employs language which evokes fear in the starkest of terms. This work examines the articulation of Christian faith in Hebrews in the context of ancient debates about the propriety of fear.Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org)
Patrick Gray is an associate professor of religious studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, with a Ph.D. from Emory University. Opening Paul's Writings, Godly Fear: The Epistle to the Hebrews, and Greco-Roman Critiques of Superstition are among his works. Scripture and Traditions: Studies on Early Judaism and Christianity, Teaching the Bible via Popular Culture and the Arts, and Teaching the Bible: Practical Techniques for Classroom Education are among the works he has coedited.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781589831001 |
| ISBN 10 | 1589831004 |
| Title | Godly Fear |
| Author | Patrick Gray |
| Series | Academia Biblica Ser |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Society of Biblical Literature |
| Year published | 2004-01-31 |
| Number of pages | 284 |
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