TY  - BOOK
AU  - Koester, Helmut
AU  - Koester,Helmut
TI  - Introduction to the New Testament:  Vol.1: History, Culture, and Religion of the Hellenistic Age
SN  - 9783110146936
U1  - B68 
PY  - 1995///
CY  - New York
PB  - Walter De Gruyter
KW  - History of Contemporary Events
KW  - Bible N.T Introduction
N1  - includes index and biblioraphy; 1. Historical Survey  Greece and the Ancient mediterranean Before Alexander ............1  Alexander the Great ..................6  The Diadochi and the Formation of their Empires ...................3  The Empires and States of the Hellenistic World prior to the roman Conquest .........16  Political Ideology and Ruler Cult ...............34  2. Society and Economics   Hellenism and hellenization ...........41  The basic structure of Administration and Economy ..........45  The Society .............53  The Hellenistic City .....................71  Agriculture ...........76  Manufacturing and Industry .........79  Trade, Monetary systems, and Banking ......87  3. Education, Language, and Literature   Basic features of Cultural and intellectual life ............97  The Language ...........104  The Sciences................114  Literature ..........120  4. Philosophy and Religion  The Philosophical Schools and Philosophical Religion...........137  The Spirit of the Hellenistic Age ..........148  The Development of Greek religion..........156  The New Religions .............176  5. The People of Israel in the Hellenistic Period   The History of the Israelite people to the Roman Conquest ...........197  Diversity in the Religion of Israel ..........217  The Literature of Hellenistic Israel ...............235  6. The Roman Empire as the Heir of Hellenism   The Development of Rome into a World Power ..................273  The Roman Empire to the End of the Golden Age ..........296  Administration and Economy .............309  Roman culture and Hellenism ..................321  The Religions of the Roman Imperial Period ............347  Palestine and Judaism in the Roman Period ................371; V1; History, Culture, and Religion of the Hellenistic Age
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