Religions of the Hellenistic-Roman Age
Religions of the Hellenistic-Roman Age is a superb introduction to the principal Western religions and their philosophical counterparts from the beginnings of Alexander the Great's empire in 331 B.C.E. to the emergence of the Christian world in the fourth century C. E. Antonía Tripolitis, a noted scholar of Late Antiquity, examines the rise of the Hellenistic-Roman world and presents a comprehensive overview of its beliefs and practices, their socio-psychological and historical development,...
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AbbreviationsIntroduction1IThe Hellenistic-Roman World9AHistorical Survey9BThe Mystery Cults16CReligious Philosophies36IIMithraism47AThe Myth and Origins of Mithras47BMysteries of Mithras51CInfluence and Development in the Hellenistic-Roman Age56DMithraism's Decline and Disappearance58IIIHellenistic Judaism61AHistorical Survey of Jewish Diaspora (597 to 331 B.C.E.)61BHellenization of the Jewish Diaspora64CPhilo of Alexandria77DThe Development of the Synagogue85IVChristianity91APrimitive Christianity91BChristianity's Encounter with Its Social World97CThe Development of Christianity into a Systematic Religious Philosophy104DSuccess of Christianity115VGnosticism119ANature of Gnosticism119BMain Tenets122CPrincipal Gnostic Systems125DGnosticism's Initial Appeal and Its Disappearance141VISummary143Bibliography150Index159
