Acting Gods, Playing Heroes, and the Interaction Between Judaism, Christianity, and Greek Drama in the Early Common Era

This volume demonstrates that by the time the public performance of classical drama ceased at the end of antiquity the ideals of Jews and Christians had already been shapedby it in profound and lasting ways. It is suitable for those working on ancient Christianity and Judaism, and ancient drama and literature.

Courtney J. P. Friesen is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Classics at the University of Arizona where he teaches classical Greek and courses on the New Testament, early Christianity, and Greek and Roman culture. His first book, Reading Dionysus (2015), explored ancient receptions of Euripides’ Bacchae.