Taylor, Joan E. (Professor of Christian Origins and Second Temple Judaism, King's College London),Ramelli, Ilaria L. E. (Professor of Theology and Senior Fellow, Professor of Theology and Senior Fell
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The "Therapeutae" were a Jewish group of ascetic philosophers who lived outside Alexandria in the middle of the first century CE. They are described in Philo's treatise De Vita Contemplativa and have
Ever since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in caves near the site of Qumran in 1947, this mysterious cache of manuscripts has been associated with the Essenes, a 'sect' configured as marginal an
Ever since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in caves near the site of Qumran in 1947, this mysterious cache of manuscripts has been associated with the Essenes, a "sect" configu
The body is a cultural entity on which religious ideology is printed, both as an artefact in itself and in relation to other bodies. Thus it is frequently a subject of interest, anxiety, prescription
The body is an entity on which religious ideology is printed. Thus it is frequently a subject of interest, anxiety, prescription and regulation in both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, as well
Jesus Christ is arguably the most famous man who ever lived. His image adorns countless churches, icons, and paintings. He is the subject of millions of statues, sculptures, devotional objects and wor
