Ephesos, Metropolis of Asia (Harvard Theological Studies, #4) (Harvard Theological Studies (HUP))
This volume brings together studies of Ephesos--a major city in the Greco-Roman period and a primary center for the spread of Christianity into the Western world--by an international array of scholars from the fields of classics, fine arts, history of religion, New Testament, ancient Christianity, and archaeology. The studies were presented at a spring 1994 Harvard Divinity School symposium on Ephesos, focusing on the results of one hundred years of archaeological work at Ephesos by members of t...
Descriptive List of Syriac and Karshuni Manuscripts in the British Museum
by G Margoliouth
The Complete Book of Amulets and Talismans
by Migene Gonzalez-Wippler
The Pentagram, Star of David, Crucifix, rabbit's foot, or four-leaf clover . . . they all provide feelings of comfort and protection, intended to attract good while dispelling evil. Found throughout history and in nearly every culture and religion, amulets and talismans can be made and used by anyone. Spanning the world through the diverse cultures of Sumeria, Babylonia, Greece, Italy, India, Western Europe, and North America, this book presents the history and uses of amulets and talismans. Rea...
Die Unvergaengliche Geschichtsdauer Der Kirche in Ihrer Ekklesiologischen Entfaltung (Europaische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Europeenn, #670) (Europaeische Hochschulschriften / European University Studie, #670)
by Reinhard Knittel
Im wesentlichen unzerstoerbar und unveranderlich versteht sich die katholische Kirche in ihrer geschichtlichen Existenzweise. Diese kann also nie ganzlich und endgultig zu der sie unbedingt verpflichtenden Wesensvorgabe in der Offenbarung in Widerspruch treten, etwa durch aussere Zerstoerung oder durch inneren Abfall. Wahre Geschichtlichkeit der Kirche und bleibende Wesensidentitat verbinden sich im Begriff der indefektiblen Geschichtsdauer der Kirche. In einem breit angelegten, positiv-analytis...
Boinn: the goddess of the river Boyne and the Milky Way (Mythical Ireland Monograph, #2)
Keys to Jerusalem
by Professor of New Testament Jerome Murphy-O'Connor
An Introduction to Greek Mythology (Studies in Classics S., #12)
Das Objekt des Reliquienkultes (Religionsgeschichtliche Versuche Und Vorarbeiten, 5, #1)
by Friedrich Pfister
Gibeon, Where the Sun Stood Still (Princeton Studies on the Near East)
This first book-length presentation of the results of our excavations at el-Jib has been written for the general reader who is concerned with the contribution that archaeology has made to the biblical history of the site.... In telling the story of Gibeon I have tried to show how the tale of the city unfolded week by week and year by year through excavation and study. I have sought to give in these pages a personally conducted tour, as it were, of the ruins of ancient Gibeon and what we have see...
Drawing upon a range of disciplines including anthropology, classical studies, archaeology and psychology, Jane Ellen Harrison's seminal 1912 work Themis pieces together the origins of early Greek religion. Known as one of the founders of modern studies in Greek mythology, Harrison has been described by her biographer, Mary Beard, as 'Britain's first female professional 'career academic'. She is renowned as being one of the most intellectual women of her time, and the ideas espoused on Greek rit...
Understanding the Jewish World from Roman to Byzantine Times
by Michael Avi-Yonah and Shmuel Safrai
Worshippers of the Gods
by Latinist and Roman Historian Mattias P Gassman
Retells the Greek myths in which Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty, and Demeter, goddess of grain and agriculture, play major roles.
Journey through the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Book of theDead
by John H Taylor
Through ancient art, evocative myth, exciting archaeological revelations and philosophical explorations Bettany Hughes shows why this immortal goddess endures through to the twenty-first century, and what her journey through time reveals about what matters to us as humans.Charting Venus's origins in powerful ancient deities, Bettany demonstrates that Venus is far more complex than first meets the eye. Beginning in Cyprus, the goddess's mythical birthplace, Bettany decodes Venus's relationship to...
The Holy Land has been an enduring magnet for visitors seeking to retrace the footsteps of biblical prophets, kings and saints and to glimpse the setting of events recorded in the Scriptures. This book offers a selection of over 350 early photographs, paintings, and drawings of the length and breadth of the Holy Land from the rich repository of images in the archives of the Palestine Exploration Fund. As these images were produced before modern development impacted on these landscapes they are a...