L. Annaeus Cornutus
L. Annaeus Cornutus

Author: George Boys-Stones

Publisher: SBL Press

Published: 2018-12-13

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 0884142949

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The first English translation of Greek Theology The first-century CE North African philosopher Cornutus lived in Rome as a philosopher and is best known today for his surviving work Greek Theology, which explores the origins and names of the Greek gods. However, he was also interested in the language and literature of the poets Persius and Lucan and wrote one of the first commentaries on Virgil. This book collects and translates all of our evidence for Cornutus for the first time and includes the first published English translation of Greek Theology. This collection offers entirely fresh insight into the intellectual world of the first century. Features Translation based on the latest critical text The first truly holistic picture of Cornutus’s intellectual profile A new account of the early debate over Aristotle’s Categories and the Stoic contribution to it

Evidence of Greek Philosophical Concepts in the Writings of Ephrem the Syrian
Evidence of Greek Philosophical Concepts in the Writings of Ephrem the Syrian

Author: Ute Possekel

Publisher: Peeters Publishers

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9789042907591

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Ephrem the Syrian (d. 373) has often been taken to represent an unhellenized Semitic form of Christianity in unbroken continuity with the tradition of Jesus and the apostles. This somewhat romanticized view of Ephrem disregards the fact that Syria had been subject to Greek influence since its conquest centuries earlier by Alexander the Great. Ephrem's own writings however frequently betray a familiarity with Greek philosophical ideas. This book first introduces Ephrem's intellectual context and his attitude towards learning. It then systematically analyzes parallels between Ephrem and Greek writers on the subjects of atomism, space, on corporeals, vision, and the four elements. This study thereby demonstrates that Ephrem draws not only on Semitic cultural traditions, but also on Greek philosophical thought.

Review of Biblical Literature, 2023
Review of Biblical Literature, 2023

Author: Alicia J. Batton

Publisher: SBL Press

Published: 2024-01-30

Total Pages: 601

ISBN-13: 1628373474

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The annual Review of Biblical Literature presents a selection of reviews of the most recent books in biblical studies and related fields, including topical monographs, multi-author volumes, reference works, commentaries, and dictionaries. RBL reviews German, French, Italian, and English books and offers reviews in those languages.

The Fragments of the Roman Historians
The Fragments of the Roman Historians

Author: Tim Cornell

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 2719

ISBN-13: 0199277052

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"This title is a definitive and comprehensive edition of the fragmentary texts of all the Roman historians whose works are lost. Historical writing was an important part of the literary culture of ancient Rome, and its best-known exponents, including Sallust, Livy, Tacitus, and Suetonius, provide much of our knowledge of Roman history. However, these authors constitute only a small minority of the Romans who wrote historical works from around 200 BC to AD 250. In this period we know of more than 100 writers of history, biography, and memoirs whose works no longer survive for us to read. They include well-known figures such as Cato the Elder, Sulla, Cicero, and the emperors Augustus, Tiberius, Claudius, Hadrian, and Septimius Severus"--Page 4 of cover.