Ancient and Modern Perspectives on the Bible and Culture: Essays in Honor of Hans Dieter Betz

African Amedzro ancient apocalyptic apocalypticism Apuleius beatitudes Bethsaida Betz's Bible biblical Blessed body Burkert Cádiz Cambridge Cancik Church cliffs Commentary context conversion experience conversion narratives cult cultural demoniac demons described Dieter Betz directive/prescriptive disciples discussion early Christian epistles eschatological Essays ethical Gadeira Gentiles geographical Gerasene Geryon Gospel Gospel of Matthew Gospel of Thomas Greek Gruenwald healing Hellenistic Hellholm Heracles herd human ibid illocutionary function interpretation Jesus Jewish John Judaism Kotansky Lake Kinneret land letters literary Lucian Luke macarisms Marange Mark Mark's Markan Matt Matthean Matthew Melqart miracle catenae mission moral Mount mystery myth natural theology Nigrinos Odysseus Paul Paul's philosophical Phoenician pigs Plato pre-Markan pseudepigraphic redaction reference religion religious religious conversion Roman Scripture Sea of Galilee Seneca soul Stoic story Strabo Studien Studies Testament tradition Tübingen University Press Walter Burkert words δὲ ἐν καὶ τὸ τῶν