{"product_id":"foreign-but-familiar-gods-greco-romans-read-religion-in-acts-9780567080974","title":"Foreign But Familiar Gods: Greco-Romans Read Religion in Acts","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lynn Allan Kauppi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Biblical Criticism \u0026amp; Interpretation - New Testament\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a close and informative reading of seven key texts in Acts, Kauppi analyses the appearances of Graeco-Roman religion, offering evidence of practices including divination and oracles, ruler cult and civic foundation myth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeign But Familiar Gods\u003c\/i\u003e then uses a combination of these scriptural texts and other contemporary evidence (including archaeological and literary material) to suggest that one of Luke's subsidiary themes is to contrast Graeco-Roman and Christian religious conceptualizations and practices.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45083779891351,"sku":"9780567080974","price":20258.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780567080974.webp?v=1767264092","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/foreign-but-familiar-gods-greco-romans-read-religion-in-acts-9780567080974","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}