Alexander The Great In The Early Christian Tradition

Author : Christian Thrue Djurslev
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350120402

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Alexander the Great in the Early Christian Tradition by Christian Thrue Djurslev Pdf

What has Alexander the Great to do with Jesus Christ? Or the legendary king's conquest of the Persian Empire (335–23 BCE) to do with the prophecies of the Old Testament? In many ways, the early Christian writings on Alexander and his legacy provide a lens through which it is possible to view the shaping of the literature and thought of the early church in the Greek East and the Latin West. This book articulates that fascinating discourse for the first time by focusing on the early Christian use of Alexander. Delving into an impressively deep pool of patristic literature written between 130–313 CE, Christian Thrue Djurslev offers original interpretations of various important authors, from the learned lawyer Tertullian to the 'Christian Cicero' Lactantius, and from the apologist Tatian to the first church historian Eusebius. He demonstrates that the early Christian adaptations of the Alexandrian myths created a new tradition that has continued to develop and expand ever since. This innovative work of reception studies is important reading for all scholars of Alexander the Great and early church history.

Author : Christian Thrue Djurslev
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350120396

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Alexander the Great in the Early Christian Tradition by Christian Thrue Djurslev Pdf

What has Alexander the Great to do with Jesus Christ? Or the legendary king's conquest of the Persian Empire (335–23 BCE) to do with the prophecies of the Old Testament? In many ways, the early Christian writings on Alexander and his legacy provide a lens through which it is possible to view the shaping of the literature and thought of the early church in the Greek East and the Latin West. This book articulates that fascinating discourse for the first time by focusing on the early Christian use of Alexander. Delving into an impressively deep pool of patristic literature written between 130–313 CE, Christian Thrue Djurslev offers original interpretations of various important authors, from the learned lawyer Tertullian to the 'Christian Cicero' Lactantius, and from the apologist Tatian to the first church historian Eusebius. He demonstrates that the early Christian adaptations of the Alexandrian myths created a new tradition that has continued to develop and expand ever since. This innovative work of reception studies is important reading for all scholars of Alexander the Great and early church history.

Author : Roel B. van den Broek
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004296268

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The Myth of the Phoenix According to Classical and Early Christian Traditions by Roel B. van den Broek Pdf

Preliminary material -- INTRODUCTION -- THE EGYPTIAN BENU AND THE CLASSICAL PHOENIX -- A COPTIC TEXT ON THE PHOENIX -- THE NAME PHOENIX -- LIFESPAN AND APPEARANCES -- THE DEATH AND REBIRTH OF THE PHOENIX -- THE PHOENIX AS BIRD OF THE SUN -- THE ABODE -- THE FOOD -- THE SEX -- THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MYTH OF THE PHOENIX SOME CONCLUSIONS -- THE PHOENIX IN CLASSICAL AND EARLY CHRISTIAN ART -- BIBLICAL AND JEWISH TEXTS -- CORRIGENDA ET ADDENDA -- Maps I and II.

Author : Alexander Mirkovic
Publisher : Peter Lang Copyright AG - Ipsuk
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Abgar von Edessa
ISBN : UOM:39076002687197

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Prelude to Constantine by Alexander Mirkovic Pdf

Revised thesis (Ph. D.) - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 2002.

Author : J. Rebecca Lyman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Church history
ISBN : 9781561011612

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Early Christian Traditions by J. Rebecca Lyman Pdf

In this sixth volume of The New Church's Teaching Series, Rebecca Lyman introduces us to the world of the early church. Beginning with the Jewish, Greek, and Roman cultures in which the first followers of Jesus lived and worshiped, she traces the growth of the Christian church's theology, worship, leadership, and ethics through its first six centuries, ending with Augustine of Hippo. Early Christian Traditions offers perceptive insights into the early church's intense conflicts that reveal the often thin line between orthodoxy and heresy, between true and false teachers, and among the many competing versions of Christianity. Lyman describes the early church's "family quarrels"--Gnosticism, Donatism, Arianism--as well as the theological, political, and linguistic issues that went into the making of the great creeds and established the apostolic tradition.

Author : Jack H. Hexter
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780300045727

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The Judaeo-Christian Tradition by Jack H. Hexter Pdf

J.H. Hexter's classic survey of the historical roots of Judaism and Christianity is now available with a new preface and updated bibliography. The book defines the main components, principal influences, and most significant transformations of ancient Hebrew religious beliefs and then considers those of Christianity, showing how early Christianity arose out of the Judaic heritage. The first part of the book deals with the evolution of ancient Israel down to the end of the sixth century B.C.; the second chronicles the transition from Judaism to Christianity and the struggle of the early Christian communities against the pressures and power of the Roman Empire. Ranging over some 1500 years of ancient history, the book illuminates the cultural and intellectual impact of the Judaeo-Christian tradition.

Author : Richard Stoneman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107167698

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A History of Alexander the Great in World Culture by Richard Stoneman Pdf

Explores how Alexander the Great has influenced literature, art and culture in Europe and the Middle East over two millennia.

Author : K. R. Moore
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 749 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000626193

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The Routledge Companion to the Reception of Ancient Greek and Roman Gender and Sexuality by K. R. Moore Pdf

This Companion covers a range of receptions of ancient Greek and Roman gender and sexuality. It explores ancient representations of these concepts as we define them today, as well as recent perspectives that have been projected back onto antiquity. Beginning in antiquity, the chapters examine how the ancient Greeks and Romans regarded concepts of what we would today call "gender" and "sexuality" based on the evidence available to us, and chart the varied interpretations and receptions of these concepts across time to the present day. In exploring how different cultures have "received" the classical past, the volume investigates these cultures’ different interpretations of Greek and Roman sexualities, and what these interpretations can reveal about their own attitudes. Through the contributions in this book, the reader gains a deeper understanding of this essential part of human existence, derived from influential sources. From ancient to modern and postmodern perspectives, from cinematic productions to TikTok videos, receptions of ancient gender and sexuality abound. This volume is of interest to students and scholars of ancient history, gender and sexuality in the ancient world, and ancient societies, as well as those working on popular culture and gender studies more broadly.

Author : Claudia Rapp,Matthew Kinloch,Dirk Krausmüller,Ekaterini Mitsiou,Ilias Nesseris,Christodoulos Papavarnavas,Johannes Preiser-Kapeller,Giulia Rossetto,Rustam Shukurov,Grigori Simeonov
Publisher : V&R unipress
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9783737013413

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Mobility and Migration in Byzantium: A Sourcebook by Claudia Rapp,Matthew Kinloch,Dirk Krausmüller,Ekaterini Mitsiou,Ilias Nesseris,Christodoulos Papavarnavas,Johannes Preiser-Kapeller,Giulia Rossetto,Rustam Shukurov,Grigori Simeonov Pdf

Mobility and migration were not uncommon in Byzantium, as is true for all societies. Yet, scholarship is only beginning to pay attention to these phenomena. This book presents in English translation a wide array of relevant source texts from ca. 650 to ca. 1450 originally written in medieval Greek: from administrative records, saints’ lives and letters by churchmen to ego-documents by ambassadors and historical narratives by court historians. Each source text is accompanied by a detailed introduction, commentary and further bibliography, thus making the book accessible to both scholars and students and laying the groundwork for future research on the internal dynamics of Byzantine society.

Author : Francis E. Peters
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015005900678

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The Harvest of Hellenism by Francis E. Peters Pdf

Author : Wendy Elgersma Helleman,Musa A. B. Gaiya
Publisher : Langham Publishing
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781783685691

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Early Christianity by Wendy Elgersma Helleman,Musa A. B. Gaiya Pdf

Designed as an undergraduate textbook, and shaped by needs of both Muslim and Christian students across Africa, this resource provides a thorough introduction to the history, theology and teaching of early Christianity. Professors Helleman and Gaiya follow Christianity from its inception in Jerusalem through to the decline of the Roman Empire in the Mediterranean and the development of Orthodox churches in the East and in Africa before the arrival of Islam. The book provides an overview of critical historical events, controversies, teaching, and important individuals and movements providing foundational understanding of early developments in Christianity and the general history of antiquity. Students and lecturers will also appreciate the attention given to the role of North African leaders in early Christianity and the impact of major issues on the North African church, such as Gnosticism, Donatism and Arianism. Additional Features: • Introduction to online tools & resources •Survey of the study of early Christianity • Introduction to key historians • Evaluation of recent literature & early Christianity

Author : Daniel Ogden
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 611 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108887427

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The Cambridge Companion to Alexander the Great by Daniel Ogden Pdf

Has any ancient figure captivated the imagination of people over the centuries so much as Alexander the Great? In less than a decade he created an empire stretching across much of the Near East as far as India, which led to Greek culture becoming dominant in much of this region for a millennium. Here, an international team of experts clearly explains the life and career of one of the most significant figures in world history. They introduce key themes of his campaign as well as describing aspects of his court and government and exploring the very different natures of his engagements with the various peoples he encountered and their responses to him. The reader is also introduced to the key sources, including the more important fragmentary historians, especially Ptolemy, Aristobulus and Clitarchus, with their different perspectives. The book closes by considering how Alexander's image was manipulated in antiquity itself.

Author : Gary B. Ferngren
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780801891427

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Medicine and Health Care in Early Christianity by Gary B. Ferngren Pdf

Lawyer, activist, and poet A.M Klein dreamed of a country where all might live according to their beliefs and religion. His poetry earned him the Governor Generals Award in 1948.

Author : Emeri J. van Donzel,Andrea Barbara Schmidt
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004174160

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Gog and Magog in Early Eastern Christian and Islamic Sources by Emeri J. van Donzel,Andrea Barbara Schmidt Pdf

Alexander's Alleged Wall Against Gog and Magog, often connected with the enclosure of the apocalyptic people, was a widespread theme among Syriac Christians in Mesopotamia. In the ninth century Sallam the Interpreter dictated an account of his search for the barrier to the Arab geographer Ibn Khurradadhbih. The reliability of Sallam's journey from Samarra to Western China and back (842-45), however, has always been a highly contested issue. Van Donzel and Schmidt consider the travel account as historical. This volume presents a translation of the source while at the same time it carefully looks into other Eastern Christian and Muslim traditions of the famous lore. A comprehensive survey reconstructs the political and topographical data. As so many other examples, this story pays witness to the influence of the Syriac Christian tradition on Koran and Muslim Traditions.

Author : Richard Stoneman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300112030

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Alexander the Great by Richard Stoneman Pdf

Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.) precipitated immense historical change in the Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds. But the resonance his legend achieved over the next two millennia stretched even farther—across foreign cultures, religious traditions, and distant nations. This engaging and handsomely illustrated book for the first time gathers together hundreds of the colorful Alexander legends that have been told and retold around the globe. Richard Stoneman, a foremost expert on the Alexander myths, introduces us first to the historical Alexander and then to the Alexander of legend, an unparalleled mythic icon who came to represent the heroic ideal in cultures from Egypt to Iceland, from Britain to Malaya. Alexander came to embody the concerns of Hellenistic man; he fueled Roman ideas on tyranny and kingship; he was a talisman for fourth-century pagans and a hero of chivalry in the early Middle Ages. He appears in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic writings, frequently as a prophet of God. Whether battling winged foxes or meeting with the Amazons, descending to the underworld or inventing the world’s first diving bell, Alexander inspired as a hero, even a god. Stoneman traces Alexander’s influence in ancient literature and folklore and in later literatures of east and west. His book provides the definitive account of the legends of Alexander the Great—a powerful leader in life and an even more powerful figure in the history of literature and ideas.