The Festal Letters of Athanasius of Alexandria, with the Festal Index and the Historia Acephala - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:David Brakke, David M. GwynnSeries:Translated Texts for Historians #81Publish date:2024-09-03Pages:360
Language:EnglishPublisher:Liverpool University PressISBN-13:9781835538081ISBN-10:1835538088UPC:9781835538081Book Category:Literary Criticism, HistoryBook Subcategory:Medieval, Europe, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:Medieval, ReligionSize:8.27 x 5.83 x 0.75 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCN3ACM47K
The Festal Letters of Athanasius of Alexandria, with the Festal Index and the Historia Acephala
Athanasius of Alexandria (bishop 328-373) is one of the great personalities of late-antique Christianity, and he is well-known to theologians and historians alike as a champion of orthodoxy against the 'Arian' heresy and a proponent of the ascetic life. His Festal Letters, written annually to announce the date of Easter, offer unique insight into another side of this towering figure--his work as...
Series: Translated Texts for Historians #81
Language:EnglishPublisher:Liverpool University PressISBN-13:9781835538081ISBN-10:1835538088UPC:9781835538081Book Category:Literary Criticism, HistoryBook Subcategory:Medieval, Europe, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:Medieval, ReligionSize:8.27 x 5.83 x 0.75 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCN3ACM47K
David Brakke is Joe R. Engle Chair in the History of Christianity & Professor of History at The Ohio State University. His previous publications include The Gnostics: Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity (Harvard 2011) and The Gospel of Judas: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary (Yale 2022). David Gwynn is Reader in Ancient and Late Antique History, Royal Holloway,...
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