Beschreibung
The early Christian movement known as Montanism referred to itself as the New Prophecy. This collected volume, featuring contributions from the first-ever symposium on the New Prophecy, examines the origins of the Phrygian New Prophecy during the pandemic under Marcus Aurelius, its debated presence in North Africa and its relation to Tertullian, its relationship with mainstream Christians in Asia, its female leaders, and its echoes in the writings of Lucian of Samosata, Celsus, Origen, Eusebius, Epiphanius, and Honoriuss legislation. The book concludes with a systematic-theological reflection for todays churches and William Tabbernees bibliography. Contributions by Heidrun E. Mader, Bernard Doherty, Peter Lampe, David E. Wilhite, Andrew McGowan, Petr Kitzler, Megan DeVore, Barbara Crostini, Ronald E. Heine, Ilaria L.E. Ramelli, Maria DellIsola, Andrzej Wypustek, Geoffrey D. Dunn, Alistair C. Stewart, and Gyula Homoki.
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Rezension
The book examines the origins of the Phrygian New Prophecy (early Christian “Montanism”) during the pandemic under Marcus Aurelius, its debated presence in North Africa and its relation to Tertullian, its connection to mainstream Christians in Asia, its female leaders, and its echoes in pagan and ecclesiastical authors of late antiquity.
The early Christian movement known as “Montanism” referred to itself as the “New Prophecy”. This collected volume, featuring contributions from the first-ever symposium on the New Prophecy, examines the origins of the Phrygian New Prophecy during the pandemic under Marcus Aurelius, its debated presence in North Africa and its relation to Tertullian, its relationship with mainstream Christians in Asia, its female leaders, and its echoes in the writings of Lucian of Samosata, Celsus, Origen, Eusebius, Epiphanius, and Honorius’s legislation. The book concludes with a systematic-theological reflection for today’s churches and William Tabbernee’s bibliography.
Schlagzeile
The early Christian movement known as Montanism referred to itself as the New Prophecy. This collected volume, featuring contributions from the first-ever symposium on the New Prophecy, examines the origins of the Phrygian New Prophecy during the pandemic under Marcus Aurelius, its debated presence in North Africa and its relation to Tertullian, its relationship with mainstream Christians in Asia, its female leaders, and its echoes in the writings of Lucian of Samosata, Celsus, Origen, Eusebius, Epiphanius, and Honoriuss legislation. The book concludes with a systematic-theological reflection for todays churches and William Tabbernees bibliography.
