Christ in Early Christian Greek Poetry
Author: Johannes Jacobus Thierry
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 1972-01-01
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9789004035232
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Early Christian Poetry
Author: J. den Boeft
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2015-12-22
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9004312897
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection of essays deals with the rise and development of early Christian poetry, discussing its techniques and its theoretical foundation. The individual papers concern specimina of Hebrew, Syriac, Greek and Latin poetry and study the various and partly conflicting traditions from which it originated. The biblical examples, e.g. of the Psalms, held great authority, but on the other hand it was impossible to break away from the models of classical Greco-Roman poetry, although these were deemed dangerous because of the pagan content and excessive cult of literary art. The book shows how the problems involved were solved in different ways, which justified the use of pagan literary accomplishments for singing the praises of the Lord.
The Apostles in Early Christian Art and Poetry
Author: Roald Dijkstra
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2016-01-12
Total Pages: 568
ISBN-13: 9004309748
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Apostles in Early Christian Art and Poetry presents the first in-depth analysis of the origins of the representation of the apostles (the twelve disciples and Paul) in verse and image in the late antique Greco-Roman world (250-400). Especially in the West, the apostles are omnipresent, in particular on sarcophagi and in Biblical and martyr poetry. They primarily function as witnesses of Christ’s stay on earth, but Peter and Paul are also popular saints of their own. Occasionally, the other apostles come to the fore as individual figures. Direct influence from art on poetry or vice versa appears to be difficult to trace, but principal developments of late antique society are reflected in the representation of the apostles in both media.
Carmen Christi
Author: R. P. Martin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005-09-08
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780521018999
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVerses from the Epistle to the Philippians are seen as a carmen Christi, the earliest statement of the basis of the Christology of later times.
Early Christian Latin Poets
Author: Carolinne White
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002-01-04
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 1134660707
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChristian Latin poetry from the fourth to sixth centuries was hugely influential on English and French medieval literature. In this, the first substantial overview of this poetry, Carolinne White sets the works in their literary and historical context, including translations of over thirty poems and excerpts, many never translated into English before.
The Genres of Late Antique Christian Poetry
Author: Fotini Hadjittofi
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2020-10-12
Total Pages: 402
ISBN-13: 3110696231
DOWNLOAD EBOOKClassicizing Christian poetry has largely been neglected by literary scholars, but has recently been receiving growing attention, especially the poetry written in Latin. One of the objectives of this volume is to redress the balance by allowing more space to discussions of Greek Christian poetry. The contributions collected here ask how Christian poets engage with (and are conscious of) the double reliance of their poetry on two separate systems: on the one hand, the classical poetic models and, on the other, the various genres and sub-genres of Christian prose. Keeping in mind the different settings of the Greek-speaking East and the Latin-speaking West, the contributions seek to understand the impact of historical setting on genre, the influence of the paideia shared by authors and audiences, and the continued relevance of traditional categories of literary genre. While our immediate focus is genre, most of the contributions also engage with the ideological ramifications of the transposition of Christian themes into classicizing literature. This volume offers important and original case studies on the reception and appropriation of the classical past and its literary forms by Christian poetry.
Encyclopedia of Early Christianity
Author: Everett Ferguson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-10-08
Total Pages: 1270
ISBN-13: 1136611576
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 1997. What's new in the Second Edition: Some 250 new entries, twenty-five percent more than in the first edition, plus twenty-five new expert contributors. Bibliographies are greatly expanded and updated throughout; More focus on biblical books and philosophical schools, their influence on early Christianity and their use by patristic writers; More information about the Jewish and pagan environment of early Christianity; Greatly enlarged coverage of the eastern expansion of the faith throughout Asia, including persons and literature; More extensive treatment of saints, monasticism, worship practices, and modern scholars; Greater emphasis on social history and more theme articles; More illustrations, maps, and plans; Additional articles on geographical regions; Expanded chronological table; Also includes maps.
The Poems of Jesus Christ
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Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2012-04-02
Total Pages: 285
ISBN-13: 0393083578
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of some of the words of scripture spoken by Jesus the Christ to the world, put in poetry format, not as narrative as originally given.
The Challenge of Homer
Author: Karl Olav Sandnes
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2009-03-12
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 0567601110
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHomer was the gateway to education, to the skills of reading and writing. These skills were necessary for the nascent Church. Knowledge of Homer's writings was a sign of Greekness, of at-home-ness in the society. Education was embedded in the mythology, immorality and idolatry of these writings. This challenged the Christians. This study presents how Christians responded to this. The opinions varied from rejection of Homer and all pagan literature, considering them works of the Devil, to critical involvement with this literature. This study attempts to trace the discourse on Homer and education among the Christians back to the New Testament. The topic does not come to the surface, but it is argued that in Paul's letters contrasting attitudes towards the propaideutic logic and the philosophical principle of usus (making right use of) are present. He opposed a logic wherein Christian faith represented the peak of education, the culmination of liberal studies. In his instruction on how to relate to the pagan world, Paul argues in accordance with the principle of usus. The New Testament is not so dependent upon the Homeric poems, as assumed by some scholars. The first Christians faced two hermeneutical challenges of fundamental importnce: that of interpreting the Old Testament and how to cope with the Greek legacy embedded in Homer. The latter is not explicitly raised in the New Testament. But since the art of interpreting any text, presupposes reading skills, conveyed through liberal studies, the Homeric challenge must have been of outmost importance.
Did Jesus Speak Greek?
Author: G. Scott Gleaves
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2015-05-12
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1498204341
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDid Jesus speak Greek? An affirmative answer to the question will no doubt challenge traditional presuppositions. The question relates directly to the historical preservation of Jesus's words and theology. Traditionally, the authenticity of Jesus's teaching has been linked to the recovery of the original Aramaic that presumably underlies the Gospels. The Aramaic Hypothesis infers that the Gospels represent theological expansions, religious propaganda, or blatant distortions of Jesus's teachings. Consequently, uncovering the original Aramaic of Jesus's teachings will separate the historical Jesus from the mythical personality. G. Scott Gleaves, in Did Jesus Speak Greek?, contends that the Aramaic Hypothesis is inadequate as an exclusive criterion of historical Jesus studies and does not aptly take into consideration the multilingual culture of first-century Palestine. Evidence from archaeological, literary, and biblical data demonstrates Greek linguistic dominance in Roman Palestine during the first century CE. Such preponderance of evidence leads not only to the conclusion that Jesus and his disciples spoke Greek but also to the recognition that the Greek New Testament generally and the Gospel of Matthew in particular were original compositions and not translations of underlying Aramaic sources.
