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

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-19-921854-7
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 625 g

Reihe: Oxford Classical Monographs

A study of animal sacrifice within Greek paganism, Judaism, and Christianity during the period of their interaction between about 100 BC and AD 200. After a vivid account of the realities of sacrifice in the Greek East and in the Jerusalem Temple (up to AD 70), Maria-Zoe Petropoulou explores the attitudes of early Christians towards this practice. Contrary to other studies in this area, she demonstrates that the process by which Christianity finally separated its own
cultic code from the strong tradition of animal sacrifice was a slow and difficult one. Petropoulou places special emphasis on the fact that Christians gave completely new meanings to the term `sacrifice'. She also explores the question why, if animal sacrifice was of prime importance in the
eastern Mediterranean at this time, Christians should ultimately have rejected it.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Petropoulou, Maria-Zoe

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religionen der Antike

Über Autor(innen)

Maria-Zoe Petropoulou is a teacher on the International Baccalaureate Program of the Hellenic American Foundation, Athens.