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Christian Discourse in Late Antiquity : Hermeneutical, institutional and textual perspectives /

Christian Discourse in Late Antiquity : Hermeneutical, institutional and textual perspectives / Hermeneutical, institutional and textual perspectives Edited by Anna Usacheva, Anders-Christian Jacobsen - 1 online resource. - Schöningh, Fink and mentis Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9783657100224 . - Schöningh, Fink and mentis Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9783657100224. .

Includes bibliographical references.

Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Introduction -- Hermeneutical Aspects of the Formation of Christian Discourse -- Les discours de Pierre contre Simon dans les Clémentines: stratégies rhétoriques pour atteindre l’inaccessible et énoncer l’indicible / The Patristic Reception and Interpretation of John 17:21. A Case Study: Jovinian vs Jerome / L’herméneutique du Nouveau Testament dans le Contra Faustum manichaeum d’Augustin / The Spiritual Pay-Off of Searching the Scriptures: The Principle of the Bible’s Usefulness in the Exegesis of Origen and Chrysostom / Philosophical Aspects of the Formation of Christian Discourse -- Spiritual Life and Philosophical Reason: Features of Philosophical Exegesis in Origen’s Commentary on John / The Contact Theories of Epistemology in Aristotle and Gregory Nazianzen: “then shall I know, even as also I am known” (1 Cor 13:12) / Institutional Aspects of the Formation of Christian Discourse -- Catechetical Exegesis: Cyril of Jerusalem’s Use of Biblical Exegesis in His Catechetical Lectures / Biblical Techniques for the Interpretation of the Nicene Creed: the Case of Athanasius’ De synodis / Ipsius domini et apostolorum habemus exemplum et praecepta: Functions of the Biblical Text in De ecclesiastics officiis of Isidore of Seville / Textual Aspects of the Formation of Christian Discourse -- A New Look at Enoch and Elijah in the Apocalypse of Elijah / Beyond the Text; the Three Lives of Vat. Gr. 2306 + Vat. Gr. 2061A + Crypt. A.δ.XXIII / Back Matter -- Information about the Authors of the Volume. Bernard Pouderon -- Valentina Marchetto -- Isabelle Bochet -- Miriam DeCock -- Alfons Fürst -- Anna Usacheva -- Anders Christian Jacobsen -- Samuel Fernández -- Sergey Vorontsov -- Ivan Miroshnikov and Alexey Somov -- Luisa Fizzarotti --

The purpose of the volume is to explore how specific historical and socio-cultura conditions of late antiquity shaped the development of Christian thought. The authors of the volume analyse various aspects of these conditions, particularly those of a textual and institutional nature, as they are reflected in the hermeneutic and philosophical principles of Christian discourse. This focus sheds new light on unexplored features of Christian literature, such as the influence of manuscript culture, early church institutions and practices, exegetical techniques, and philosophical curricula.


9 English, 2 French contributions.

9783657703463 9783506703460

10.30965/9783657703463 DOI


Church history--Primitive and early church.
Persecution---Early church.

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