{"product_id":"belief-and-unbelief-in-the-ancient-world-9780802878977","title":"Belief and Unbelief in the Ancient World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover what \"belief\" and \"unbelief\" meant in the ancient world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePopular portrayals of the ancient world often give the impression that the ancients held uniform views of the gods. Recent scholarship, however, has started to challenge such a reductive characterization. To that end, this volume brings together top scholars from a variety of disciplines to create a more nuanced picture of the diverse spectrum of belief and unbelief in the ancient world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contributors to this volume examine belief as it existed throughout the Mediterranean over the span of approximately a thousand years--a broader scope than most comparable studies, which tend to focus on a single period. The book's breadth is evident not only in its chronology but also in its subject matter. The authors examine religious belief and unbelief in biblical and classical sources, material culture, and iconography, all within the contexts of ancient Jewish, Christian, and Greco-Roman religious culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will come away with a better understanding of how diverse ancient belief was, how ancient communities expressed their faith through texts and translation, and how people in antiquity connected art and religion. Expansive and interdisciplinary, this book will be of interest to students and scholars working in classics, biblical studies, ancient Near Eastern studies, and Greek and Roman iconography. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdward Armstrong\u003cbr\u003eErin Darby\u003cbr\u003eStefano De Feo\u003cbr\u003eMichael Anthony Fowler\u003cbr\u003eThomas Harrison\u003cbr\u003eDavid J. Johnston\u003cbr\u003eTheodore J. Lewis\u003cbr\u003eTeresa Morgan\u003cbr\u003eCamilla Recalcati\u003cbr\u003eMatthew T. Sharp\u003cbr\u003eBrent A. Strawn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTaylor O. Gray\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant research professor of classics and ancient Mediterranean studies at Pennsylvania State University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEthan R. Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e serves as teaching pastor at Main Street United Methodist Church in Tazewell, Virginia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartina Vercesi\u003c\/b\u003e is a research associate at KU Leuven, where she is working on a European Research Council study of bilingual New Testament manuscripts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51500604621074,"sku":"9780802878977","price":50.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6ec346ab-ea37-4ea4-b499-a16f6629f80b.jpg?v=1753196395","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/belief-and-unbelief-in-the-ancient-world-9780802878977","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}