Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians : Religious Dynamics in a Sasanian Context.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (325 pages)
- Judaism in Context Series .
- Judaism in Context Series .
Intro -- Table Of Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Political Theology And Religious Diversity In The Sasanian Empire -- Another 'Split Diaspora'? How Knowledgeable (Or Ignorant) Were Babylonian Jews About Roman Palestine And Its Jews? -- Antizoroastrische Polemik In Den Syro-Persischen Märtyrerakten -- The Last Years Of Yazdgird I And The Christians -- To Convert A Persian And Teach Him The Holy Scriptures: A Zoroastrian Proselyte In Rabbinic And Syriac Christian Narratives -- The Cologne Mani Codex And The Life Of Zarathushtra -- Dynamics Of Christian Acculturation In The Sasanian Empire: Some Iranian Motifs In The Cave Of Treasures -- Zechariah And The Bubbling Blood: An Ancient Tradition In Jewish, Christian, And Muslim Literature -- Bibliography -- List Of Contributors -- Index.