Author Description

This volume pays tribute to the remarkable scholarship of Hans Dieter Betz, who has combined amazing range with consistency of vision, making significant contributions in the field of New Testament, classics, church history, theology, and history of religions. Essays include: Spells Pleasing to God. Jesus' Action in Herod's Temple. Live Unnoticed: An Epicurean Maxim and the Social Dimension of Col 3:3-4. Theological Interpretation of the New Testament and the History of Religions. Reading Rhetoric with Patristic Exegetes. Philological Observations Concerning Nietzsche's Early Construction of the History of Ancient Religions. The Gods In Transit: Narratives of Cult Transfer.