Cataldo A Social-Political History of Monotheism

From Judah to the Byzantines
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-315-40689-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 254 Seiten

In A Social-Political History of Monotheism, Cataldo shows how political concerns were fundamental to the development of Judeo-Christian monotheism. Beginning with the disruptive and devastating historical events that shook early Israelite culture and ending with the seemingly victorious emergence of Christianity under the Byzantine Empire, this work highlights critical junctures marking the path from political frustration to imperial ideology. Monotheism, Cataldo argues, was not an enlightened form of religion; rather, it was a cultic response to effluent anxieties pouring out from under the crushing weight of successive empires. This provocative work is a valuable tool for anyone with an interest in the development of early Christianity alongside empires and cultures.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cataldo, Jeremiah

Cataldo, Jeremiah W.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Abbreviations

Chapter 1: Definition of Parameters and Understanding Monotheism

Chapter 2: The Prophetic Paradigm

Chapter 3: Yahweh, the God of Monarchy

Chapter 4: The Emergence of Monotheism in Yehud

Chapter 5: The Maccabean Revolt

Chapter 6: Sectarianism and Political Strife under Empire

Chapter 7: The Punishment of Palestine

Chapter 8: Heresy, Trinity, and Political Strife in Three Parts

Chapter 9: Persecution or the End of It?

Chapter 10: Chalcedon and Orthodoxy

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jeremiah W. Cataldo is Associate Professor of History in the Frederik Meijer Honors College at Grand Valley State University, USA. He is the author of several books, including Breaking Monotheism: Yehud and the Material Formation of Monotheistic Identity, and Biblical Terror: Why Law and Restoration in the Bible Depend Upon Fear.