Religious Experience of the Pneuma
Religious Experience of the Pneuma

Author: Clint Tibbs

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2012-04-26

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 162032167X

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This book explores the Christian religious experience of the pneuma given in 1 Corinthians 12 and 14. The experience Paul mentions in these texts, as well as the mention of "spirits" in three different places, suggest that Paul was actually writing about communicating with the spirit world.

A Handbook of Ancient Religions
A Handbook of Ancient Religions

Author: John R. Hinnells

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2007-03-01

Total Pages: 571

ISBN-13: 1139461982

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Ancient civilisations exercise an intense fascination for people the world over. This Handbook provides a vivid, scholarly, and eminently readable account of ancient cultures around the world, from China to India, the Middle East, Egypt, Europe, and the Americas. It examines the development of religious belief from the time of the Palaeolithic cave paintings to the Aztecs and Incas. Covering the whole of society not just the elite, the Handbook outlines the history of the different societies so that their religion and culture can be understood in context. Each chapter includes discussion of the broad field of relevant studies alerting the reader to wider debates on each subject. An international team of scholars convey their own deep enthusiasm for their subject and provide a unique study of both popular and 'official' religion in the ancient world.

Roman Religion
Roman Religion

Author: J. A. North

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2000-11

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9780199224333

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Provides an account of the religious history of Rome starting from its mythical origins.

Abraham as a Spiritual Ancestor
Abraham as a Spiritual Ancestor

Author: Israel Kamudzandu

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 9004181644

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Drawing on the ideology of the Augustan era of constructing ancestors, this book is about Paul's creative construction of Abraham as a spiritual ancestor of "all" people who have the faith of Abraham and Sarah. The book breaks new accademic grounds on the value of ancestors in a 21st century global Christian world.