Jeremy Wade Barrier

Witch Hunt in Galatia

Magic, Medicine, and Ritual and the Occasion of Paul's Letter to the Galatians

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Paul in Critical Contexts
• Verlag: Fortress Academic
• Seitenzahl: 410
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 742g
• ISBN-13: 9781978709751
• ISBN-10: 1978709757
• Artikelnr.: 59078765

Autorenporträt

Jeremy Wade Barrier is associate professor of biblical literature at Heritage Christian University.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue
1. Introduction
Part One: Paul's Perspective on Medicine and Physiology in Galatians
2. Pneuma in Ancient Physiology
3. Pathophysiology in Galatia
Part Two: Cultural Systems for Paul and Galatia
4. Evil Eye in a Cultural-anthropological Context
5. The Evil Eye and Fascinum in Galatians
Part Three: Taking Pneuma from Physiology to Theology
6. Physiological Pneuma and the Doctrine of the Trinity: From Paul to
Augustine
7. Physiological Pneuma in the Apocryphon of John
8. Conclusion, Possible Implications, and Further Inquiries