03014nam 2200649 a 450 99620497060331620230721030338.00-19-963935-31-281-85257-097866118525730-19-152735-11-4356-4239-2(CKB)1000000000393471(EBL)679553(OCoLC)227184249(SSID)ssj0000085355(PQKBManifestationID)11116257(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085355(PQKBWorkID)10010527(PQKB)11655539(StDuBDS)EDZ0000073594(MiAaPQ)EBC679553(MiAaPQ)EBC7033843(Au-PeEL)EBL7033843(EXLCZ)99100000000039347120070809d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAnimal sacrifice in ancient Greek religion, Judaism, and Christianity, 100 BC--AD 200[electronic resource] /Maria-Zoe PetropoulouOxford Oxford University Pressc20081 online resource (349 p.)Oxford classical monographsDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-171150-0 0-19-921854-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-319) and indexes.Contents; 1. Approaching the Issue of Sacrifice; 2. Greek Animal Sacrifice in the Period 100 BC-AD 200; 3. From Greek Religion to Judaism: A Bridge; 4. Jewish Animal Sacrifice in the Period 100 BC-AD 200; 5. A Bridge Linking Greek Religion and Judaism to Christianity; 6. Christians and Animal Sacrifice in the Period up to AD 200; 7. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index; Index of Greek Terms; General IndexA 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 codefrom the strong tradition of animal sacrifice was a slow and difficult one. Petropoulou places special emphasis on thOxford classical monographs.SacrificeHistoryAnimal sacrificeHistoryAnimalsReligious aspectsSacrificeHistory.Animal sacrificeHistory.AnimalsReligious aspects.203.4Petropoulou M.-Z479969MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996204970603316Animal sacrifice in ancient Greek religion, Judaism, and Christianity, 100 BC-AD 200258071UNISA