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Witch hunt in Galatia : magic, medicine, and ritual and the occasion of Paul's letter to the Galatians
- Title
- Witch hunt in Galatia : magic, medicine, and ritual and the occasion of Paul's letter to the Galatians / Jeremy Wade Barrier.
- Author
- Barrier, Jeremy W., 1979-
- Publication
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, [2020]
- ©2020
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Details
- Description
- xiv, 395 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.
- Summary
- In Witch Hunt in Galatia, Jeremy Wade Barrier reconstructs Galatians as part of Paul's effort to convince the Jews in Galatia to choose baptism through the "breath" (i.e. Spirit) of God over circumcision as a way to bring divine healing to their community.
- Series Statement
- Paul in critical contexts
- Uniform Title
- Paul in critical contexts.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-355) and indexes.
- Contents
- Prologue: "A suspected and uplawful communion" -- Introduction -- Part I. Paul's perspective on medicine and physiology in Galatians -- Pneuma in ancient physiology -- Pathophysiology in Galatia : anatomy, physiology, and etiology -- Part II. Cultural systems for Paul and Galatia. Evil eye in a cultural-anthropological context -- The evil eye and fascinum in Galatia -- Part III. Taking pneuma from physiology to theology -- Physiological pneuma and the doctrine of the Trinity : from Paul to Augustine -- Physiological pneuma in the Apocryphon of John -- Conclusion, possible implications, and further inquiries.
- Call Number
- JFE 21-195
- ISBN
- 9781978709751
- 1978709757
- 9781978709768 (ePub ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- OCLC
- 1152056301
- Author
- Barrier, Jeremy W., 1979- author.
- Title
- Witch hunt in Galatia : magic, medicine, and ritual and the occasion of Paul's letter to the Galatians / Jeremy Wade Barrier.
- Publisher
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, [2020]
- Copyright Date
- ©2020
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Paul in critical contextsPaul in critical contexts.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-355) and indexes.
- Other Form:
- ebook version : 9781978709768
- Research Call Number
- JFE 21-195