8 Was Roma the Scarlet Harlot? The Worship of the Goddess Roma in Sardis and Smyrna

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Contributors x
6. Abbreviations xi
7. Interaction among Religious Groups in Sardis and Smyrna 3
8. Overview of Religious Groups in Sardis and Smyrna
9. Jewish Communities in Sardis and Smyrna 17
10. Christian Communities in Sardis and Smyrna 25
11. Greco-Roman Religions in Sardis and Smyrna 40
12. Spheres of Contention, Claims of Pre-eminence Rivalries among Associations in Sardis and Smyrna 53
13. Indirect Contact Among Jews and Christians in Sardis and Smyrna
14. Some Astrological Motifs in the Book of Revelation 67
15. The Patriarchs and the Zodiac Revelation 12 86
16. Was Roma the Scarlet Harlot? The Worship of the Goddess Roma in Sardis and Smyrna 104
17. Interaction Among Religious Groups in Sardis and Smyrna
18. “Caring for All the Weak” Polytheist and Christian Charity in Sardis and Smyrna 123
19. Martyrdom In Accordance with the Gospel 141
20. Among Gentiles, Jews, and Christians Formation of Christian Identity in Melito of Sardis 156
21. Acquaintances, Supporters, and Competitors Evidence of Inter-Connectedness and Rivalry among the Religious Groups in Sardis 175
22. Broadening The Context
23. Down the Road from Sardis Adaptive Religious Structures and Religious Interaction in the Ancient City of Priene 197
24. Urbanization in the Roman East and the Inter-Religious Struggle for Success 211
25. Conclusion
26. Religious Coexistence, Co-operation, Competition, and Conflict in Sardis and Smyrna 245
27. Notes 253
28. Works Cited 297
29. Modern Authors Index 337
30. Ancient Sources Index 342
31. Subject Index 353
32. Series Published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press for the Canadian Corporationfor Studies in Religion/CorporationCanadienne des Sciences Religieuses 357
33. Series Published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion/CorporationCanadienne des Sciences Religieuses 361