Friday, February 02, 2024

The author on Ritual and Religious Experience in Early Christianities

ANCIENT JEW REVIEW: Ritual and Religious Experience in Early Christianities (David J. McCollough).
David J. McCollough. Ritual and Religious Experience in Early Christianities: The Spirit In Between. WUNT II (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2022).

Interest in ritual behavior and religious experience is a fundamental concern in anthropological approaches to religion. Giovanni Bazzana’s recent study of spirit possession among the early Christ Groups demonstrates the applicability of these questions to the early Jesus Movement.[1] My research participates in this ongoing conversation by exploring fresh methodological approaches to uncover the ways New Testament literature bears witness to ritual practices among early Christians.

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