From death to rebirth :

Finn, Thomas M. 1927-

From death to rebirth : ritual and conversion in antiquity / Thomas M. Finn. - New York ; Mahwah, N.J. : Paulist Press, 1997. - v, 286 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-279) and index.

Contents: Ch. 1. Conversion: The Lineage of a Word --
Ch. 2. Greco-Roman Paganism: Some Characteristics --
Ch. 3. Conversion in Paganism --
Ch. 4. Conversion in Ancient Judaism: The Second-Temple Period --
Ch. 5. Conversion in the Rabbinic Period --
Ch. 6. Conversion in Earliest Christianity --
Ch. 7. The Third Century --
Ch. 8. The Fourth Century: Conversion in Jerusalem --
Ch. 9. The Fourth Century: Conversion in Milan.

0809136899 (pbk. : alk. paper)

97001341


Conversion--Comparative studies.
Conversion--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Conversion--Judaism.


Rome--Religion.

BL 805 / .F56 1997

291.4/2