Novum Testamentum, Supplements, Religious Propaganda and Missionary Competition in the New Testament World

Religious propaganda is a pivotal concept for the Hellenistic and Roman epochs in the history of religions. The term refers to the various competing religious and philosophical movements and currents during those periods. In this text scholars interpret Pagan, Jewish and Christian groups with a view to elucidating the confrontation of Jewish and Christian groups with their respective social, economic, religious and political contexts. The authors seek to demonstrate the significance of missionary and propagandistic themes, as well as strategies for the self-understanding of Jews and Christians at the turn of the eras. The 25 articles draw upon a broad range of scholarly work in the history of religions pertaining to this period. They discuss methodology and the state of research.

Review:

'Anyone interested in the history of religions for the late Hellenistic era will welcome this volume.' Fred W. Burnett, Religious Studies Review, 1995. 'It certainly is a most representative tribute to a scholar who has himself stimulated New Testament research in this respect, as can be seen from the repeated references to his publications.' J. Verheyden, Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses 'Rarely does a Festschrift follow the interest of the individual it honors more closely than this collection of essays in honour of Dieter Georgi.' AR, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1995.