Toynbee Arnold Edited Abraham Schalit (1 results)

Hardcover. 1st U.S. 368 p., tan text and white art sections paged continuously; 556 (158 color and 398 halftone) illus.; 35 cm. Contents: Introduction, Arnold Toynbee -- I The Mediterranean world's age of agony: the historical antecedents, Arnold Toynbee -- II A clash of ideologies: Palestine under the Seleucids and Romans, Abraham Schalit -- III A divided faith: Jewish religious parties and sects, Kurt Schubert -- IV A taste for things Greek: Hellenism in Syria and Palestine, A. H. M. (Arnold Hugh Martin) Jones -- V. The empire of Rome: the Roman government and the Christian church, A. Nicholas (Adrian Nicholas) Sherwin-White -- VI `The world's great age': Graeco-Roman society and culture, 31 BC-AD 235, J.-G. (Jean-G.) Gage -- VII Away from sheer beauty: architecture and art in the Graeco-Roman world, 31 BC-AD390, Jocelyn M. C. Toynbee -- VIII Ordeals of the mind: Greek philosophy from the age of Cicero to Plotinus, A. Hilary (Arthur Hilary) Armstrong -- IX The Son of Man: Jesus in the context of history, David Flusser -- X Paganism's death struggle: religions in competition with Christianity, M. J. (Maarten Jozef) Vermaseren -- XI `That the Scripture might be fulfilled': Christianity as a Jewish sect, Cardinal Jean Danielou -- XII The word goes forth: Christianity as a missionary religion, Cardinal Danielou -- XIII The philosophy that faith inspired: Greek philosophy in Philo and the church fathers, Harry A. Wolfson -- XIV Rival theologies: Gnosticism, Marcion, Origen, Robert M. Grant -- XV The persecutions: Christianity's encounter with the Roman imperial government, G. E. M. (Geoffrey Ernest Maurice) De Ste. Croix -- Notes to the text -- Select bibliography -- List and sources of illustrations -- Index. VG orig. brown canvas gilt, in edgeworn and price-clipped dj.