Dynamics Of Christian Acculturation In The Sasanian Empire: Some Iranian Motifs In The Cave Of Treasures

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Table Of Contents V
3. Preface VII
4. Abbreviations IX
5. Introduction 1
6. Political Theology And Religious Diversity In The Sasanian Empire 7
7. Another ‘Split Diaspora’? How Knowledgeable (Or Ignorant) Were Babylonian Jews About Roman Palestine And Its Jews? 27
8. Antizoroastrische Polemik In Den Syro-Persischen Märtyrerakten 47
9. The Last Years Of Yazdgird I And The Christians 67
10. To Convert A Persian And Teach Him The Holy Scriptures: A Zoroastrian Proselyte In Rabbinic And Syriac Christian Narratives 91
11. The Cologne Mani Codex And The Life Of Zarathushtra 129
12. Dynamics Of Christian Acculturation In The Sasanian Empire: Some Iranian Motifs In The Cave Of Treasures 149
13. Zechariah And The Bubbling Blood: An Ancient Tradition In Jewish, Christian, And Muslim Literature 203
14. Bibliography 253
15. List Of Contributors 297
16. Index 301