{"product_id":"prophecy-in-early-christianity-and-the-ancient-mediterranean-world-paperback","title":"Prophecy in Early Christianity and the Ancient Mediterranean World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid E. Aune\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Comparable in scope to Johannes Lindblom's \u003ci\u003eProphecy in Ancient Israel\u003c\/i\u003e, this book offers the first comprehensive treatment in English of the place of prophecy in the New Testament period. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Because early Christianity was the product of western as well as eastern religious and cultural traditions, David Aune begins by examining the antecedents of early Christian prophecy. He describes Greco-Roman prophecy -- the types of oracles, the people who prophesied, the procedures, and the purpose of prophecy. In examining Israelite-Jewish prophecy, Aune discusses the Old Testament prophets, first-century apocalyptic literature, eschatological prophecy, John the Baptist, and Qumran. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Having thus set the background in detail, Aune examines the character of early Christian prophecy, discussing the early Christian and modern conceptions of Jesus as prophet, and analyzing every known Christian prophetic speech from Paul to the middle of the second century A.D. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Aune attributes the eventual decline of prophecy to the institutionalization of Christianity, in which the functions of teachers, pastors, elders, and deacons replaced the essentially similar functions of prophets.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 534\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.3 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42592981024864,"sku":"9780802806352","price":74.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/eFhidE9ER2RDN0huUnRvRE9INTM0QT09.webp?v=1771498474","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/prophecy-in-early-christianity-and-the-ancient-mediterranean-world-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}