The Oracle Of Baalbek
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The Oracle Of Baalbek
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Author : Paul Julius Alexander
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
The Oracle Of Baalbek written by Paul Julius Alexander and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
The Byzantine Apocalyptic Tradition
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Author : Paul J. Alexander
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-11-10
The Byzantine Apocalyptic Tradition written by Paul J. Alexander and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-10 with Religion categories.
Throughout Christian history, apocalyptic visions of the approaching end of time have provided a persistent and enigmatic theme for history and prophecy. Apocalyptic literature played a particularly important role in the medieval world, where legends of the Antichrist, Gog and Magog, and the Last Roman Emperor were widely circulated. Although scholars have long recognized that a body of Byzantine prophetic literature served as the source for these ideas, the Byzantine textual tradition, its sources, and the way in which it was transmitted to the West have neve been thoroughly understood. For more than fifteen years prior to his death in 1977, Paul J. Alexander devoted his energies to the clarification of the Byzantine apocalyptic tradition. These studies, left uncompleted at his death, trace the development of a textual tradition that passed from Syriac through Greek to Slavonic and Latin literature. Using a combination of philological and historical detection, the author establishes the time, place, and circumstances of composition for each of the major surviving texts, identifying lost works known only through descriptions. In showing how Byzantine prophecy served as a bridge between ancient eschatological works and the medieval West, Alexander demonstrates that apocalyptic literature represents a creative source for the expression of political and religious thought in the medieval world. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1985.
A Philosophical And Literary Commentary On Martianus Capella S De Nuptiis Philologiae Et Mercurii
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Author : Danuta Shanzer
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1986-01-01
A Philosophical And Literary Commentary On Martianus Capella S De Nuptiis Philologiae Et Mercurii written by Danuta Shanzer and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-01-01 with Philosophy categories.
The Use And Abuse Of Eschatology In The Middle Ages
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Author : Werner Verbeke
language : en
Publisher: Leuven University Press
Release Date : 1988
The Use And Abuse Of Eschatology In The Middle Ages written by Werner Verbeke and has been published by Leuven University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.
An interdisciplinary approach, wit hits comparative study of sources, helps to highlight the intellectual preoccupations of many religious thinkers who grappled with the overwhelming prospect of Universal destruction.
The Sibylline Oracles
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Author : J. L. Lightfoot
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2007-12-13
The Sibylline Oracles written by J. L. Lightfoot and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-13 with Literary Criticism categories.
In this book, J. L. Lightfoot throws a bridge between two mutually ignorant areas: pagan oracles and Judaeo-Christian studies. The Sibyl was a legendary figure in Greco-Roman antiquity who was credited with verse prophecies, often of an apocalyptic character. Lightfoot describes how she was taken over by Jews in the Hellenistic period, and later by Christians, as a vehicle for their own understandings of prophecy. She explores what those understandings were, and describes how the message was then clothed in the very distinctive and mannered pagan idiom that was the hallmark of Sibylline prophecy. The volume contains an edition, translation, and commentary on the undeservedly neglected first and second books of extant oracles. The commentary illustrates some of the ways in which biblical scriptures were represented and recast in an oracular idiom, and pays particular attention to the oracle's most noteworthy feature, its extraordinarily rich description of the Day of Judgement.
The Hope Of The Early Church
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Author : Brian E. Daley
language : en
Publisher: CUP Archive
Release Date : 1991-04-04
The Hope Of The Early Church written by Brian E. Daley and has been published by CUP Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-04-04 with Religion categories.
This book is an outline of the development of eschatological thought in the first seven centuries of Christianity. It is the first attempt, in any language, to give a comprehensive description of the origins of Christian eschatology, as it expanded from its Jewish roots and Jesus' preaching, and as it drew upon the philosophical and folkloric notions of death and its aftermath held by the peoples of the Mediterranean. Based on a study of the original texts, the book considers not only the eschatology of the Greek and Latin fathers, but also what can be known from the early Syriac, Coptic, and Armenian Christian literature. Brief and clearly-focused in its range of subjects, the book provides an accessible historical survey of a centrally important aspect of early Christian doctrine.This book is an outline of the development of eschatological thought in the first seven centuries of Christianity. It is the first attempt, in any language, to give a comprehensive description of the origins of Christian eschatology, as it expanded from its Jewish roots and Jesus' preaching, and as it drew upon the philosophical and folkloric notions of death and its aftermath held by the peoples of the Mediterranean. Based on a study of the original texts, the book considers not only the eschatology of the Greek and Latin fathers, but also what can be known from the early Syriac, Coptic, and Armenian Christian literature. Brief and clearly-focused in its range of subjects, the book provides an accessible historical survey of a centrally important aspect of early Christian doctrine.
The Rabbula Corpus
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Author : Robert R. Phenix Jr.
language : en
Publisher: SBL Press
Release Date : 2017-03-21
The Rabbula Corpus written by Robert R. Phenix Jr. and has been published by SBL Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-21 with Religion categories.
A significant new study of Rabbula and Christianity in Edessa This volume makes available for the first time both the Syriac text and an English translation of every available original composition by Rabbula, the controversial bishop of Edessa (ca. 411–435 CE). It includes a new edition of the Life of Rabbula and other biographical traditions about him, including his conversion from paganism to Christianity. The texts collected in the volume are a valuable source for studying the reception history of biblical themes. In addition, the corpus offers insights into the beginnings of ecclesiastical legislation in the East, charitable work, pilgrimage, ascetic ideals, and church administration. Horn and Phenix examine Rabbula’s contribution to the Christological controversies of the fifth and sixth centuries, including his influence on Cyril of Alexandria in his debate with Theodoret of Cyrrhus and Theodore of Mopsuestia. Features A critical study of the theological, cultural, and historical development of Syriac Christianity Thorough historical, theological, and socio-cultural analysis provided for each text A previously unidentified Christian Palestinian Aramaic fragment
Prophecy And Sibylline Imagery In The Renaissance
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Author : Jessica L. Malay
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-06-15
Prophecy And Sibylline Imagery In The Renaissance written by Jessica L. Malay and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-15 with History categories.
Restores the rich tradition of the Sibyls to the position of prominence they once held in the culture and society of the English Renaissance. This book explores the many identities, the many faces, of the prophetic sibyls as they appear in the works of English Renaissance writers.
Peoples Of The Apocalypse
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Author : Wolfram Brandes
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2016-05-24
Peoples Of The Apocalypse written by Wolfram Brandes and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-24 with Religion categories.
This volume addresses Jewish, Christian and Muslim future visions on the end of the world, focusing on the respective allies and antagonists for each religious society. Spanning late Antiquity to the early modern period, the collected papers examine distinctive aspects represented by each religion’s approach as well as shared concepts.
Readings In Late Antiquity
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Author : Michael Maas
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-08-06
Readings In Late Antiquity written by Michael Maas and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-06 with History categories.
Late Antiquity (ca. 250-650) witnessed the transition from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages in the Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds. Christianity displaced polytheism over a wide area, offering new definitions of identity and community. The Roman Empire collapsed in Western Europe to be replaced by new "Germanic" kingdoms. In the East, Byzantium emerged, while the Persian Empire reached its apogee and collapsed. Arab armies carrying the banner of Islam reshaped the political map and brought the late antique era to a close. This sourcebook illustrates the dramatic political, social and religious transformations of Late Antiquity through the words of the men and women who experienced them. Drawing from Greek, Latin, Syriac, Hebrew, Coptic, Persian, Arabic and Armenian sources, the carefully chosen passages illuminate the lives of emperors, abbesses, aristocrats, slaves, children, barbarian chieftains, and saints . The Roman Empire is kept at the centre of the discussion, with chapters devoted to its government, cities, army, law, medicine, domestic life, philosophy, Christianity, polytheism, and Jews. Further chapters deal with the peoples who surrounded the Roman state: Persians, Huns, northern "Germanic" barbarians, and the followers of Islam. This revised and updated second edition provides an expanded view of Late Antiquity with a new chapter on domestic life, as well extra material throughout, including passages that appear for the first time in English translation. Readings in Late Antiquity is the only sourcebook that covers such a wide range of topics over the full breadth of the late antique period.