Religious Rivalries and the Struggle for Success in Sardis and Smyrna

Name: Religious Rivalries and the Struggle for Success in Sardis and Smyrna
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ISBN: 9780889204720

ISBN-10: 0889204721

ISBN-13: 9780889204720

Edition: 2005

Authors: Richard S. Ascough

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This volume, one in a series of books examining religious rivalries, focuses in detail on the religious dimension of life in two particular Roman cities: Sardis and Smyrna. The essays explore the relationships and rivalries among Jews, Christians, and various Greco-Roman religious groups from the second century bce to the fourth century ce. The thirteen contributors, including seasoned scholars and promising newcomers, bring fresh perspectives on religious life in antiquity. They draw upon a wide range of archaeological, epigraphic, and literary data to investigate the complex web of relationships that existed among the religious groups of these two cities -- from coexistence and…

Book details

List price: $42.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Publication date: 4/19/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 376
Size: 6.02" wide x 8.98" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 1.276
Language: English

Richard S. Ascough is Associate Professor of New Testament at Queen’s Theological College in Kingston, Ontario.




Interaction among religious groups in Sardis and Smyrna




Jewish communities in Sardis and Smyrna




Christian communities in Sardis and Smyrna




Greco-Roman religions in Sardis and Smyrna




Spheres of contention, claims of pre-eminence : rivalries among associations in Sardis and Smyrna




Some astrological motifs in the book of revelation




The patriarchs and the zodiac : revelation




Was Roma the scarlet harlot? : the worship of the goddess Roma in Sardis and Smyrna




"Caring for all the weak" : polytheist and Christian charity in Sardis and Smyrna




Martyrdom : in accordance with the gospel




Among gentiles, Jews, and Christians : formation of Christian identity in Melito of Sardis




Acquaintances, supporters, and competitors : evidence of inter-connectedness and rivalry among the religious groups in Sardis




Down the road from Sardis : adaptive religious structures and religious interaction in the ancient city of Priene




Urbanization in the Roman east and the inter-religious struggle for success




Religious coexistence, co-operation, competition, and conflict in Sardis and Smyrna