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63:, has made scholars to name this social phenomenon as oriental. The religious thought and the use of vernacular Koine Greek, full of innovative orthography, syntax and grammar, suggests that they may also represent something at the root of religion in 75:. According to Schnabel E.J it was a counter-move prompted by the increasing success of the Christian missionaries. Indeed, beside the scheme of confession and redemption, the phraseology and terms are reminiscent of Greek 343:
According to George Petzl, a trial of sacred theatre did take place in the sanctuary; Theodoros was convicted and jailed. Zeus was impersonated by a priest. According to Ender Varinlioglu,
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Human Transgression – Divine Retribution A study of religious transgressions and punishments in Greek cultic regulations and Lydian-Phrygian reconciliation inscriptions by Aslak Rostad
637: 548: 518: 529: 119:(king). Another point for discussion is the punishment of sexual transgressions, which further relates the inscriptions to Christianity and the concept of 421: 762: 349:(jail) is used metaphorically. Blindness was the jail or punishment upon Theodoros in order to be saved from his licentious sexual activities. 441: 683:
Divine Tyranny and Public Humiliation: A Suggestion for the Interpretation of the Lydian and Phrygian Confession Inscription Schnabel E.J
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Angels and Principalities: The Background, Meaning and Development of the Pauline Phrase hai archai kai hai exousiai A. Wesley Carr
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Anatolia: Land, Men, and Gods in Asia Minor by Stephen Mitchell Volume I The Celts in Anatolia and the Impact of Roman Rule
672:. Cambridge Classical Studies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017. pp. 151–86. doi:10.1017/9781316662403.005. 767: 732: 727: 586: 448: 428: 722: 717: 668:
Hughes, Jessica. “Punishing Bodies: The Lydian and Phrygian ‘Propitiatory’ Stelai, Second–Third Centuries AD”. In:
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in Hellenistic philosophy and religion, in contrast to the previous perception of sexuality inside the religion (
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The curse of the law and the crisis in Galatia: reassessing the purpose of Galatians by Todd A Wilson
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Asked by the senate, I am merciful because my stele was erected on the day I appointed.
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Under the watchful eyes of the gods: divine justice in Hellenistic and Roman Asia Minor
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ZEUS: Look! I have blinded him for his sins. But since he has appeased the gods
71:. Marijana Ricl has argued that the practice of confession is a reminiscence of 747: 440:
Deutungen des Todes Jesu im neuen Testament edited by Jörg Frey, Jens Schröter
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Some indicating names or epithets of deities engaged in the inscriptions are:
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You may open the jail, I set the convict free, a year and ten months passing.
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Do not enter the place impure, after committing perjury or having sex.
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THEODOROS: I ask for Zeus's help (verbatim I have Zeus intercessor,
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THEODOROS: Second sin. Although I was a slave of the gods at Nonos,
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The Greco-Roman East: politics, culture, society By Stephen Colvin
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GOD: I punished Theodoros on his eyes for the sins he committed.
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a kypros of barley and wheat, a chamber-pot (prochos) of wine,
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Ritual dialogue of Theodoros with the Gods (Lydia, 235/236 AD)
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rather than just unmarried (or the flutist). See monaulia in
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GOD: He takes the first sin away with a sheep, partridge and
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THEODOROS: I had sex with Trophime, the slave of Haplokomas,
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provinces), dating mostly to the second and third centuries.
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THEODOROS: Third sin. I had sex with Arethusa, the monaulia.
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Because I was punished by the God, I send a message to all·
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I had sex with Ariagne, the monaulia (virgin priestess).
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a kypros of clean wheat for the priests, one prochos.
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GOD: He takes aways with a chicken, sparrow, pigeon,
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THEODOROS: In the year 320, on the 12th of the month
261:τὸν κατάδικον διὰ ἐνιαυτοῦ κὲ μηνῶν ιʹ περιπατούντων 283:(I set up this stele or I offer these pair of eyes) 182:, Tyrannos, Basileus, Theos Strapton and Bronton, 369: 215: 709: 478:chronology, since 85 BC.Other inscriptions have 249:καθαρὸς τοῖς εἱεροῖς, πρόχον αʹ· ἔσχα παράκλητον 241:μοναυλίᾳ· ’παίρι χύρῳ, θείννῳ ἐχθύει· τῇ τρίτῇ 353:Soterchos of Motella (Phrygia, 3rd century AD) 247:κύ(πρῳ) κρειθοπύρων, πρόχῳ οἴνου· κύπρον πυρῶν 670:Votive Body Parts in Greek and Roman Religion 251:τὸν Δείαν· "εἴδαι, κατὰ τὰ πυήματα πεπηρώκιν, 387:Aurelios Soterchos son of Demostratos from 257:"εἵλεος εἶμαι ἀναστανομένης τῆς στήλλην μου, 20:Confession inscriptions of Lydia and Phrygia 259:ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ ὥρισα· ἀνύξαις τὴν φυλακήν, ἐξαφίω 142:(Axiottenos, Artemidoros), Meter (mother), 305:GOD: He takes away with a piglet and tuna. 227:κατὰ τὰς ἁμαρτίας, ἃς ἐπύησεν·συνεγενόμην 221:{²crescent, a pair of eyes}² θεῶν ὑπὸ τοῦ 45:The new element that appears, the public 371:Αὐρήλιος Σωτήρχος Δημοστράτου Μοτεληνός 231:τῇ γυναικὶ τῇ Εὐτύχηδος εἰς τὸ πλετώριν· 373:κολάθιν ἑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ· παραγέλων πᾶσι 710: 243:ἁμαρτίᾳ συνεγενόμην Ἀρεθούσῃ μοναυλίᾳ· 223:Διὸς κὲ τοῦ Μηνὸς μεγάλου Ἀρτεμιδώρου· 763:Christianity and Hellenistic religion 245:’παίρι ὄρνειθει, στρουθῷ, περιστερᾷ, 235:πέρδεικι, ἀσφάλακι· δευτέρα ἁμαρτία· 233:ἀπαίρι τὴν πρώτην ἁμαρτίαν προβάτῳ, 569:the Greek word for the Roman senate 375:μηδὲ ἄναγον ἀναβῆτε πὶ τὸ χωρίον 229:τῇ πεδίσχῃ τοῦ Ἁπλοκόμα,τῇ Τροφίμῃ, 13: 662: 327:and written down his sins on this 239:ἐν Νονου συνεγενόμην τῇ Ἀριάγνῃ τῇ 14: 784: 676: 379:ἐγὼ Γέα ἐκηνησάμην ἐπὶ τὸ χωρίον. 291:wife of Eutyches in the courtyard 225:ἐκολασόμην τὰ ὄματα τὸν Θεόδωρον 30:from these historical regions of 647: 627: 613: 604: 592: 193: 572: 557: 538: 504: 485: 469: 454: 434: 414: 377:ἐπροκήσι ἢ κηνσετε τὸν ὄρχις· 146:(Aithrios, Keraunios, Soter), 16:Religious steles from Anatolia 1: 408: 738:Roman-era Greek inscriptions 565: 493: 345: 217:ἔτους τκʹ, μηνὸς Πανήμου βιʹ 7: 743:Greek religion inscriptions 237:ἀλλὰ δοῦλος ὢν τῶν θεῶν τῶν 10: 789: 370: 360:Koine Greek original text 219:κατὰ τὸ ἐφρενωθεὶς ὑπὸ τῶν 216: 206:Koine Greek original text 59:), unknown to traditional 768:Anthropology of religion 733:3rd-century inscriptions 728:2nd-century inscriptions 601:Dionysopolis: Bahadinlar 723:3rd century in religion 718:2nd century in religion 113: 105: 97: 89: 81: 55: 773:Sexuality and religion 331:, he takes salvation. 281:the Great Artemidoros 466:Museum, fr. NE Lydia 396:I had sex with Gea ( 544:a measure of corn, 400:) inside the place. 129:Sacred prostitution 53:through offerings ( 640:2009-12-02 at the 551:2009-12-02 at the 532:2009-12-02 at the 521:2009-12-02 at the 514:, it means either 133:Aphrodite Pandemos 103:(servant of God), 753:Phrygian religion 692:Angelos Chaniotis 516:solo on the flute 482:chronology, 31 BC 406: 405: 341: 340: 780: 657: 651: 645: 631: 625: 617: 611: 608: 602: 596: 590: 576: 570: 568: 561: 555: 542: 536: 508: 502: 496: 489: 483: 473: 467: 458: 452: 438: 432: 418: 382: 381: 357: 356: 348: 263: 262: 203: 202: 118: 110: 102: 99:doulos tou theou 94: 86: 73:Hittite religion 58: 788: 787: 783: 782: 781: 779: 778: 777: 708: 707: 679: 665: 663:Further reading 660: 652: 648: 642:Wayback Machine 632: 628: 618: 614: 609: 605: 597: 593: 577: 573: 562: 558: 553:Wayback Machine 543: 539: 534:Wayback Machine 523:Wayback Machine 509: 505: 490: 486: 474: 470: 459: 455: 439: 435: 419: 415: 411: 401: 395: 393: 391: 380: 378: 376: 374: 372: 355: 334: 332: 326: 314: 312: 301: 290: 282: 276: 274: 264: 260: 258: 256: 254: 252: 250: 248: 246: 244: 242: 240: 238: 236: 234: 232: 230: 228: 226: 224: 222: 220: 218: 201: 196: 49:of sin and the 17: 12: 11: 5: 786: 776: 775: 770: 765: 760: 758:Roman Anatolia 755: 750: 745: 740: 735: 730: 725: 720: 706: 705: 702: 699: 694: 685: 678: 677:External links 675: 674: 673: 664: 661: 659: 658: 646: 644:A.II.4 meaning 626: 612: 610:Attic epiorkos 603: 591: 571: 556: 537: 503: 491:(Koine Greek: 484: 468: 453: 433: 412: 410: 407: 404: 403: 384: 365: 364: 361: 354: 351: 339: 338: 337: 336: 323: 316: 309: 306: 303: 298: 292: 287: 284: 266: 211: 210: 207: 200: 197: 195: 192: 61:Greek religion 34:(then part of 22:are Roman-era 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 785: 774: 771: 769: 766: 764: 761: 759: 756: 754: 751: 749: 746: 744: 741: 739: 736: 734: 731: 729: 726: 724: 721: 719: 716: 715: 713: 703: 700: 698: 695: 693: 689: 686: 684: 681: 680: 671: 667: 666: 655: 650: 643: 639: 636: 630: 623: 622: 616: 607: 600: 595: 588: 587:0-521-82875-9 584: 581: 575: 567: 563:In original, 560: 554: 550: 547: 541: 535: 531: 528: 524: 520: 517: 513: 507: 500: 495: 488: 481: 477: 472: 465: 462: 457: 450: 449:3-16-148581-5 446: 443: 437: 430: 429:0-521-23429-8 426: 423: 417: 413: 402: 399: 390: 385: 383: 367: 366: 362: 359: 358: 350: 347: 330: 324: 321: 317: 310: 307: 304: 299: 297: 293: 288: 285: 280: 273: 269: 268: 267: 265: 213: 212: 208: 205: 204: 191: 189: 185: 181: 177: 173: 169: 165: 161: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 136: 134: 130: 126: 122: 117: 116: 109: 108: 101: 100: 93: 92: 85: 84: 78: 77:New Testament 74: 70: 66: 62: 57: 52: 48: 43: 41: 37: 33: 29: 25: 21: 669: 653: 649: 629: 624:, 'testicle' 619: 615: 606: 594: 574: 559: 540: 506: 487: 471: 456: 436: 416: 386: 368: 363:Translation 342: 277:by Zeus and 214: 209:Translation 194:Inscriptions 137: 125:Hieros gamos 95:(advocate), 44: 19: 18: 461:SEG 38:1237 174:, Batenos, 24:Koine Greek 712:Categories 599:MAMA 4 283 499:praetorium 409:References 111:(master), 91:parakletos 51:redemption 47:confession 26:religious 566:synkletos 320:paraclete 180:Asclepius 166:, Hades, 152:Hypsistos 638:Archived 549:Archived 530:Archived 527:celibacy 519:Archived 494:pletorin 442:Page 292 172:Sabazios 168:Herakles 164:Dionysos 121:chastity 115:basileus 83:hamartia 32:Anatolia 654:chôrion 580:Page 28 422:Page 56 389:Motella 346:phylake 272:Panemos 188:Artemis 176:Nemesis 156:Anaitis 87:(sin), 65:Phrygia 40:Galatia 621:orchis 589:(2004) 585:  480:Actian 476:Sullan 464:Manisa 451:(2007) 447:  431:(2005) 427:  186:, and 184:Hecate 148:Apollo 107:kyrios 28:steles 748:Lydia 635:kineô 497:from 329:stele 160:Attis 69:Lydia 56:lytra 633:See 583:ISBN 445:ISBN 425:ISBN 398:Gaia 296:mole 144:Zeus 67:and 38:and 36:Asia 690:by 546:LSJ 525:or 512:LSJ 279:Men 140:Men 135:). 714:: 190:. 178:, 170:, 162:, 158:, 154:, 150:, 131:, 127:, 79:: 501:) 322:)

Index

Koine Greek
steles
Anatolia
Asia
Galatia
confession
redemption
Greek religion
Phrygia
Lydia
Hittite religion
New Testament
hamartia
parakletos
doulos tou theou
kyrios
basileus
chastity
Hieros gamos
Sacred prostitution
Aphrodite Pandemos
Men
Zeus
Apollo
Hypsistos
Anaitis
Attis
Dionysos
Herakles
Sabazios

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