Alexander the Great in the early Christian tradition : classical reception and patristic literature

1. Verfasser: Djurslev, Christian Thrue
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.
Umfang/Format: x, 232 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Bloomsbury studies in classical reception
Schlagworte:
iDAI.gazetteer: Imperium Romanum
Inhalte/Bestandteile: 1 Datensätze
Online Zugang: Available online
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 1. Preaching Alexander in Alexandria
  • 2. Conquering Carthage
  • 3. Letters and Secrets out of Africa
  • 4. Prophecy, Allegory and Alexander in Judean Caesarea
  • 5. Just Visiting: Alexander in Jerusalem
  • 6. Secular or Sacred Histories? Christian Chronography and Universalism
  • 7. Imagery, Mythography and Death
  • 8. Biblical Exegesis and Explaining Alexander
  • 9. Christian Alexander Discourse: What Difference did Christianity make?
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.