Prophecy in Early Christianity and the Ancient Mediterranean World
- ISBN-10
- 080280635X
- ISBN-13
- 9780802806352
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 522
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1983
- Publisher
- Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
- Author
- David Edward Aune
Description
Aune's comprehensive study of early Christian prophecy includes a review of its antecedents (Greco-Roman oracles, ancient Israelite prophecy, prophecy in early Judaism), a discussion of Jesus as prophet, and analyses of Christian prophetic speeches from Paul to the middle of the second century A.D.
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