Among the Gentiles Greco-Roman Religion and Christianity

includes index and biblioraphy

One Beyond attack and apology: A new look at an old debate .....1 Two Beginning a new conversation ........15 Three A preliminary profile of greco-roman religion .....32 Four religion as participation in divine benefits aelius aristides .......50 Five Religion as moral transformation: Epictetus .....64 Six religion as transcending the world: Poimandres .....79 Seven religion as stabilizing the world: plutarch .....93 Eight Ways of being jewish in the greco-roman world .......111 nine The appearance of christianity in the Greco-roman world ....130 Ten New testament christianity as participation in divine benefits .....142 Eleven new testament christianity as moral transformation .......158 Twelve christianity in the second and third centuries: Participation in divine benefits ......172 Thirteen moral transformation in second-and third-century christianity .....194 Fourteen transcending the world in second and third-century christianity ........214 Fifteen stabilizing the world in second-and third century christianity .......234 Sixteen After constantine: Christianity as imperial religion .....255