Mystery Concepts in Primitive
Christianity and in its Environment
by Devon H. Wiens, Fresno,
Cal.
Contents
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| I. The Problem |
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A. The Data in Primitive Christianity: Mystery Concepts and
Ancillary Notions in the New Testament |
1248 |
B. Mystery Religions - 'Mysterienreligionen' |
1249 |
C. The Question of Provenience |
1251 |
| Il. A Brief History of Research on the Question of the Relationship
Between Mystery Concepts in Primitive Christianity and Those
in its Milieu |
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A. The Pre-Critical Stage |
1252 |
B. The History of Religions School |
1253 |
C. Recent Investigations |
1255 |
| III. The Current State of Research into the Problem |
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A. Terminological and/or Conceptual Affinity |
1258 |
B. The Revised Significance of the Mysteries Themselves |
1265 |
C. Specific Areas |
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1. The Christian Sacraments and the Mysteries
|
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2. The Concept of Regeneration |
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3. 'Dying and Rising' Divinities |
1274 |
4. The Concept of Salvation |
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| Bibliography |
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