Open Access Journal: Ancient Religions eJournal

[First posted in AWOL 28 October 2014, updated 29 March 2017]

Ancient Religions eJournal

This eJournal distributes working and accepted paper abstracts having a primary focus on the religions of Greece and Rome. Papers dealing with specifically Greek or Roman religion will appear in the appropriate subcategory, more general or comparative work in the General subcategory. The Religions of Peripheral Cultures has its own subcategory. The subcategory for Christianity has three subdivisions for History, Theology and Cult. Additional subcategories and/or subdivisions of them will be added as appropriate.

Click here to Browse our Electronic Library to view our archives of abstracts and associated full text papers published in this journal.

Ancient Religions eJournal Advisory Board Click on the individual's name below to view the editor or advisory board member's author home page.

Andrew L. Ford

Carin M. Green

Judith Evans Grubbs

Dirk Obbink

Josiah Ober

Andrew M. Riggsby

Ruth S. Scodel

Recent Articles:

Sisyphus as a Means of Imagining the Underworld
Erin Thompson
CUNY, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Date Posted: February 28, 2017
Working Paper Series
5 downloads

Some Jokes About the Underworld on Greek Vases as Evidence for Debates About the Afterlife
Erin Thompson
CUNY, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Date Posted: February 28, 2017
Working Paper Series
6 downloads

The Sepulchral Symbolism and Workshop Comparison of the Raptus of the Sabines Sarcophagus and the Metilia Acte Sarcophagus
International Journal of Archaeology 2015; 3(1): 1-7
Fred Ashley White
University of Florida
Date Posted: February 04, 2017
Accepted Paper Series
20 downloads

Chaldean and Neo-Platonic Theology
Philosophia e-journal of philosophy & culture 14
Katelis Viglas
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Date Posted: December 29, 2016
Last Revised: January 06, 2017
Accepted Paper Series
20 downloads

Is God in the Clouds?: A Note on Xenophanes
Philosophical Inquiry, Forthcoming, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 16/103
Michael Sevel
The University of Sydney Law School
Date Posted: December 09, 2016
Accepted Paper Series
32 downloads

From History of Philosophy: Conscience and Love in the Doctrine of the Cappadocians
The 9th Israeli Conference for the Study of Contemporary Religion and Spirituality (ICSCRS), 13-14.10.2016
Oleg V. Pavenkov, Vladimir Pavenkov and Mariia V. Rubtcova
St. Petersburg University of Cinema and Television, St. Petersburg University of Cinema and Television and St. Petersburg University of Cinema and Television
Date Posted: October 18, 2016
Last Revised: January 10, 2017
Accepted Paper Series
20 downloads

Theology and Disability: Reexamining Scripture as It Applies to Stuttering
Journal of the Christian Institute on Disability (JCID) Vol. 5, No. 1, Spring/Summer 2016
Daniel Koblitz
Regent University, School of Law, Students
Date Posted: August 14, 2016
Accepted Paper Series
59 downloads

Diverse Attitude Toward Daoist Ecological Thought and Enlightenment
Wei Dai
Assumption University, Students
Date Posted: August 11, 2016
Working Paper Series
30 downloads

How to Sanctify Politics with Ethics? The Teachings of Thirukkural
Subramaniam Chandran
Vinayaka Missions University
Date Posted: August 05, 2016
Working Paper Series
32 downloads

فتنة تفسير معاني القرآن وترجمته للغة الاسبانية بين إشكالية التفسير والتحريف الصريح للقرآن (The problematic of the Quran translation into Spanish language into manipulation and manifest mutation of the Quranic basis)
Samer Alnasir
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Date Posted: July 27, 2016
Working Paper Series
42 downloads

Reconsidering the Role of Memory in Religious Education
Religious Education: The official journal of the Religious Education Association, 110:1, 52-69, DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2015.989096 (2015)
Robert Jamie Brancatelli
Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business
Date Posted: June 30, 2016
Accepted Paper Series

Mediation and Immediacy in the Jewish Legal Tradition
Bernard Jackson
University of Manchester
Date Posted: June 29, 2016
Working Paper Series
13 downloads

Does Religion Influence Views Toward Homosexuality: An Empirical Study of 16 Countries
Robert W. McGee
Fayetteville State University - Department of Accounting
Date Posted: June 25, 2016
Working Paper Series
300 downloads

Interfaith Marriages, a Social Problem Nowadays and a Religious Positive Perspective. The Theological Background of it in the Bible
Altarul Reintregirea, 2016
Cosmin Tudor Ciocan
Ovidius University of Constanta - Faculty of Orthodox Theology
Date Posted: May 26, 2016
Accepted Paper Series
28 downloads

Religiosity and the Impact of Religious Secondary Schooling
Allyssa A Wadsworth and Jay K Walker
Niagara University and Niagara University
Date Posted: May 08, 2016
Working Paper Series
19 downloads

تورات کی تدوین کا "دستاویزی نظریہ": ایک تنقیدی جائزہ ('Documentary Theory' about the Compilation of the Torah: A Critical Analysis)
Fikr-o-Nazar, 50:1 (2012), 59-98
Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmad
International Islamic University, Islamabad
Date Posted: May 05, 2016
Accepted Paper Series
38 downloads

توریت کا نزول یکبارگی ہوا یا تدریجاً؟ (Was the Torah Revealed at Once?)
Tahqeeqat-i-Islami, 31:1 (2012), 33-56.
Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmad
International Islamic University, Islamabad
Date Posted: May 05, 2016
Accepted Paper Series
46 downloads

Theocracy
Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought, Princeton University Press, 2012, 547-549.
Mirjam Künkler
Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study
Date Posted: May 04, 2016
Accepted Paper Series
28 downloads

The Hearts of the Parents to Their Children; the Hearts of the Children to Their Parents: D’Var Torah for Shabbat Hagadol
Perry Dane
Rutgers Law School
Date Posted: April 25, 2016
Working Paper Series
45 downloads

Doctrina Trinității În Perioada Patristică - Partea I (The Doctrine of Trinity in the Patristic Period - First Part)
TheoRhēma 10/1 (2015),
Zoltan Szallos-Farkas
Institutul Teologic Adventist
Date Posted: April 20, 2016
Last Revised: April 28, 2016
Accepted Paper Series

Ideological Background of Emperor Constantine’s Religious Policy
TheoRhēma 10/2 (2015),
Tibor Tonhaizer
Institutul Teologic Adventist
Date Posted: April 18, 2016
Last Revised: August 02, 2016
Accepted Paper Series

Examining the Metaphors in Photographs of Patriarch Alexey II: Multimodal and Visual Sociology's Approaches
11th Conference of the Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor, 1-4 July, 2016 Berlin, Germany
Mariia V. Rubtcova, Oleg V. Pavenkov and Vladimir Pavenkov
St. Petersburg University of Cinema and Television, St. Petersburg University of Cinema and Television and St. Petersburg University of Cinema and Television
Date Posted: March 28, 2016
Accepted Paper Series

F.F. Bosworth: A Historical Analysis of His Ministry Development Using Social Cognitive Career Theory
Verbatim etc Ecclesia, 32 (1)
Roscoe Barnes III and Graham A Duncan
Independent and University of Pretoria
Date Posted: February 08, 2016
Accepted Paper Series
11 downloads

The Koran as Primary Evidence? - Sidjin and Djin
A. J. Deus
Independent
Date Posted: December 17, 2015
Working Paper Series
28 downloads

The Nasara in the Koran
A. J. Deus
Independent
Date Posted: December 16, 2015
Last Revised: January 09, 2016
Working Paper Series
30 downloads

Maimonides and Miracles: The Evolution of a (Dis)Belief
Jewish History 18: 147–172, 2004,
Tzvi Langermann
Bar-Ilan University
Date Posted: November 23, 2015
Accepted Paper Series
11 downloads

The Nature and Function of Auspicia in Roman Religion and Roman Political System
International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Volume 4 Issue 7, July 2015
Siddiq Ali Chishti and Muhammad Ifzal Mehmood
International Islamic University Islamabad and International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM), Students
Date Posted: August 27, 2015
Accepted Paper Series
14 downloads

Deuteronomy 34: The Death of Moses, Not of Source Criticism
Journal of Biblical Literature 133, no. 1 (2014)
Shawna Dolansky
Carleton University - College of the Humanities
Date Posted: August 25, 2015
Accepted Paper Series
27 downloads

Redemptive Ambiguity: 'Endless Talk' About John Brown as a Political-Theological Good
Matthew P Cavedon
affiliation not provided to SSRN
Date Posted: May 27, 2015
Working Paper Series
12 downloads

Spirit-ual Bodies: St. John Paul II's Experiential Pneumatology
Matthew P Cavedon
affiliation not provided to SSRN
Date Posted: May 27, 2015
Working Paper Series
34 downloads

Muhammad and the Umayyad Dynasty's Conversion to Islam
A. J. Deus
Independent
Date Posted: April 20, 2015
Working Paper Series
78 downloads

Outline of Revelation: Defining Integration Points Throughout the Epistle
Aeron Zentner
Coastline Community College
Date Posted: March 26, 2015
Last Revised: September 04, 2016
Working Paper Series
20 downloads

Interdependenţa Dintre Religie Şi Cultură. Strategii Europene De Dezvoltare Culturală Cu Privire La Conservarea Patrimoniului Religios (The Interdependence between Religion and Culture. European Strategy for Cultural Development on Religious Heritage Conservation)
Fer Simona
University of Oradea - Faculty of History, International Relations, Political Sciences and Communication Sciences (IRISPSC)
Date Posted: March 25, 2015
Working Paper Series
9 downloads

К прочтению ивритского граффити на штукатурке из Херсонеса Таврического (To Reading of Graffiti in Hebrew on Plaster from Tauric Chersonesos)
Mikhail M. Choref
Nizhnevartovsk State University
Date Posted: March 24, 2015
Last Revised: November 19, 2015
Working Paper Series
13 downloads

Religious Culture, Democratisation and Patterns Of Technological Innovation
Int. J. Sustainable Society, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 397–418,
Mario Coccia
National Research Council of Italy (CNR)
Date Posted: March 19, 2015
Working Paper Series
14 downloads

How is Forgiveness Possible? Toward an Orthodox and Ascetic Answer
Dylan James O'Brien Pahman
Acton Institute
Date Posted: February 27, 2015
Working Paper Series
29 downloads

Cur Verbum Homo? An Augustinian Rebuttal of Karl Rahner
Matthew P Cavedon
affiliation not provided to SSRN
Date Posted: February 19, 2015
Working Paper Series
27 downloads

Independent Science, Integrated Theology: How Process Theology Can Inform Christian Orthodox Theodicy
Matthew P Cavedon
affiliation not provided to SSRN
Date Posted: February 19, 2015
Working Paper Series
20 downloads

Dominion and Stewardship: Imaging God in Creation
Matthew P Cavedon
affiliation not provided to SSRN
Date Posted: February 19, 2015
Working Paper Series
40 downloads

Is Scripture the Only Legitimate Norm for Christian Theology?
Matthew P Cavedon
affiliation not provided to SSRN
Date Posted: February 19, 2015
Working Paper Series
24 downloads

The Form of Jesus Christ: A Balthasarian Conversation
Matthew P Cavedon
affiliation not provided to SSRN
Date Posted: February 19, 2015
Working Paper Series
26 downloads

Conceptions of Religion in the Secular State: Evolving Turkish Secularism
Pepperdine Law Review, Vol. 41, No. 1049, 2014, Whittier Law School Research Paper
Seval Yildirim
Whittier Law School
Date Posted: February 10, 2015
Last Revised: February 12, 2015
Accepted Paper Series
60 downloads

The Bible and the Constitution
17 Trinity L. Rev. 1, 2011
Brad Jacob
Regent University School of Law
Date Posted: February 05, 2015
Accepted Paper Series
28 downloads

Durkheim's Theory of Triangular Force Relations and Its Application to Christian Collegia in the Roman Empire
Thomas R. Young
Independent
Date Posted: January 22, 2015
Working Paper Series
28 downloads

Diaspora, the West and the Law. The Birth of Christian Literature Through the Letters of Paul and the End of Diaspora.
P. G. Monateri
SciencesPo, Ecole de Droit
Date Posted: January 16, 2015
Working Paper Series
22 downloads

Antiquarianism as Genealogy: Arnaldo Momigliano's Method
History and Theory 53.2 (2014): 212-233.
Rebecca Gould
University of Bristol
Date Posted: January 12, 2015
Last Revised: February 24, 2015
Accepted Paper Series
43 downloads

The Alexamenos Graffito and Its Rhetorical Contribution to Anti-Christian Polemic
Thomas R. Young
Independent
Date Posted: January 10, 2015
Last Revised: January 21, 2015
Working Paper Series
71 downloads

A Protest Against the Protest: The Nath-Siddhas and Charpatnath
DEVOTION AND DISSENT IN INDIAN HISTORY. ED. V. RAMASWAMY. NEW DELHI: FOUNDATION BOOKS (CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS OF INDIA). 2014. PP-216-254
Mahesh Sharma
Panjab University
Date Posted: January 08, 2015
Accepted Paper Series
32 downloads

Conceptualizing a Conversion Process Model Based on the Differences between the Theologies of the Four Gospels
Aeron Zentner
Coastline Community College
Date Posted: December 16, 2014
Working Paper Series
15 downloads

The Two Eschatological Perspectives of the Book of Daniel
Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament, Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 91-111, 2016, DOI: 10.1080/09018328.2016.1122292
Benjamin Victor Waters
Rice University
Date Posted: November 09, 2014
Last Revised: May 03, 2016
Accepted Paper Series
37 downloads