UID:
almahu_9949244379902882
Format:
1 online resource (224 p.)
ISBN:
9783110286809
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9783110238570
Series Statement:
Die griechischen christlichen Schriftsteller der ersten Jahrhunderte , N.F. 18
Content:
Iulius Africanus (3rd cent.) is a fascinating writer in a period of transition. Widely travelled, he belongs to the intellectual élite of the second sophistic. His two main works present a similar encyclopedic approach, but very different contents. He can be considered the "father of Christian chronography", since he authored the first Christian world chronicle (Chronographiae). However, he also wrote a comprehensive and multifaceted manual of many fields of knowledge, where the religious character is open to debate. The preserved fragments of the Cesti treat military, technical, medical and many other topics. These texts are presented in an entirely new critical edition. The transmission of the texts as well as questions of authenticity are highly complex. Compared to the previous edition (Vieillefond 1970), considerable progress has been reached in terms of both, quantity and quality of the material. Hitherto unknown texts have been included, and in the case of dubious authorship all necessary information is provided for a realistic picture of the transmission. In the introduction, all relevant channels of transmission are discussed. The edition is accompanied by notes and a new English translation.
Note:
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570
In:
DGBA Backlist Theology and Religious Studies 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110238549
In:
DGBA Theology and Religious Studies 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110638165
In:
E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2012, De Gruyter, 9783110288995
In:
E-BOOK PACKAGE THEOLOGY, JUDAISM, RELIGION 2012, De Gruyter, 9783110293845
In:
E-BOOK PAKET THEOLOGIE,RELIGIONSWISS., JUDAISTIK 2012, De Gruyter, 9783110288957
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110286762
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
DOI:
10.1515/9783110286809
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110286809
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110286809
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