The God-fearers between facts and fiction.

The discussion concerning the God-fearers of the first centuries C.E. seemed to have come to a dead end. But in 1987, the situation changed when an inscription from Aphrodisias was published containing more than 50 persons who were called Theosebeis /God-worshippers. Since then, a vivid discussion h...

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Publicado en:Studia Theologica Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 62 - 91
Autor principal: Koch, Dietrich-Alex
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2006
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