Therefore, the resurrection of Jesus implied the victory over death and sin, a victory that a part of the Jewish people believed possible, but only to God. This victory, however, and the resultant redemption could [...] His death and before His resurrection descended into hell and there He preached the good news: His victory over death and sin. The writer does not want to explain any additional aspects. Neither in this writing [...] Lord.' " (Ez 37,1-14) This narration begins with a scene which appears to seal the victory of death, but in this bleakness emerges the surprising question of God: “Can these bones live?”.

triumphal formula on the Gemma Augustea. Enthroned beside Roma, Augustus is surrounded by the imagery of victory. The lower register is filled with bound captives with soldiers erecting a tropaion , and in the [...] conquered enemy. Through this imagery, Augustus identifies himself and his successor with the power and victory of Rome. It should be noted that Augustus’ own funeral builds on the similarities between the [...] with virtues and honors that come with the Roman triumph, even if one has not actually achieved the victory oneself. The tradition of enhancing one’s accomplishments through association with Dionysos makes

Fasti 268 f. ↩ For the relation between the arrival of Cybele and Rome’s future victory, s. Liv. XXIX 10, 5-8; Ov. Fasti IV, 255 sgg; Herod. I 11, 3; Lambrechts, op . cit ., 45-48;

acceptance among the Roman populace. Added to this was the continued defeat, beginning at Pompey’s victory, of the Jewish uprisings in Jerusalem; for Rome, as we all know, political power and the gods were