Ekstasis: Religious Experience from Antiquity to the Middle Ages5-The Holy Spirit, Inspiration, and the Cultures of Antiquity

Early Christian claims to the Holy Spirit arose in a vibrant cultural matrix that included Stoicism, Jewish mysticism, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Greco-Roman medicine, and the perspectives of Plutarch. In a range of articles, this multidisciplinary volume discovers in these texts rich cultural connections related to inspiration and the Holy Spirit. No detailed description available for "The Holy Spirit, Inspiration, and the Cultures of Antiquity".