Beschreibung
Imre Peres examines about 1,000 Greek epitaphs from the age of Hellenism and the early Roman empire which give information about the Greeks' concept of life after death. A large number of these epitaphs are printed in the original and in a translation. The author deals in particular with deification, exaltation, ascension, heavenly dwellings, communion with the gods, divine nature and the resurrection as well as the contrast between the Greek and the Christian understanding of hope. He also examines the conceivable connections between significant New Testament texts and Hellenistic ideas of the future, demonstrating how New Testament eschatology was adapted by "Greeks," what was comprehensible for the Greeks and how the "transformation" of early Christian eschatology began in the early church.
Autorenporträt
Geboren 1953; 1973-78 Studium der Theologie in Prag und Debrecen; seit 1979 Pfarrer der Reformierten Kirche in der Slowakei; 1996 Promotion (Dr. Theol.); 1998-2002 Forschungsaufenthalte an der Universität Bern; 2000 Promotion (Dr.Phil.); 2002 Habilitation an der Reformierten Universität Karoli Gaspar, Budapest; 2002 Habilitation (im Fach Pädagogik) an der Universität Matthias Bel, Banska Bystrica; seit 2002 Dozent für Neues Testament, Theologisches Institut J.Calvin, Komarno, Slovakei.
Herstellerkennzeichnung:
Jana Trispel
Wilhelmstraße, 18
72074 Tübingen
DE
E-Mail: trispel@mohrsiebeck.com
