Revenge, Compensation, and Forgiveness in the Ancient World

A Comparative Study of Interpersonal Infringement and Moral Repair
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-3-16-162465-0
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, Band 515, 542 Seiten, Format (B × H): 232 mm x 155 mm, Gewicht: 964 g

Reihe: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament

Handling moral infringement is complicated and this was as true in antiquity as it is today. Should one retaliate, demand compensation, be merciful, ignore the infringement, or forgive? Thomas Kazen and Rikard Roitto compare how Greeks, Romans, Jews, and Christians in antiquity navigated different ideas, practices, and rituals for moral repair. How did they think about morality and did this affect ideas about moral repair? What practices of moral repair did they use, within and beyond the court? In what different ways did they involve the gods in interpersonal conflicts through ritual? Insights from contemporary research on human behaviour guide the comparative work, since, as the authors argue, human moral behaviour and cognition is the result of both innate and cultural factors.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kazen, Thomas

Roitto, Rikard

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Neues Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religionen der Antike
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Roitto, Rikard
Born 1974; 2010 PhD; 2015 Docent; 2010-15 Senior Lecturer in New Testament Studies at Stockholm School of Theology; Associate Professor of New Testament at Stockholm School of Theology, University College Stockholm.

Kazen, Thomas
Born 1960; 2002 PhD; 2008 Docent; 2002-10 Senior Lecturer in New Testament Studies at Stockholm School of Theology; Professor of Biblical Studies at Stockholm School of Theology, University College Stockholm.