Alexander the Great in the Early Christian Tradition
Classical Reception and Patristic Literature
Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Classical Reception;
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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Academic
- Date of Publication 12 December 2019
- Number of Volumes Hardback
- ISBN 9781788311649
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages244 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Weight 522 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 20 bw illus 45
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Long description:
What has Alexander the Great to do with Jesus Christ? Or the legendary king's conquest of the Persian Empire (335-23 BCE) to do with the prophecies of the Old Testament?
In many ways, the early Christian writings on Alexander and his legacy provide a lens through which it is possible to view the shaping of the literature and thought of the early church in the Greek East and the Latin West. This book articulates that fascinating discourse for the first time by focusing on the early Christian use of Alexander. Delving into an impressively deep pool of patristic literature written between 130-313 CE, Christian Thrue Djurslev offers original interpretations of various important authors, from the learned lawyer Tertullian to the 'Christian Cicero' Lactantius, and from the apologist Tatian to the first church historian Eusebius. He demonstrates that the early Christian adaptations of the Alexandrian myths created a new tradition that has continued to develop and expand ever since. This innovative work of reception studies is important reading for all scholars of Alexander the Great and early church history.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements
Conventions and Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: Apologists and Co.
Chapter 2: Classical Themes and Christian Tradition
Chapter 3: Tales from Judea and the Diaspora
Chapter 4: History and Rhetoric
Conclusion
Epilogue: Writing Alexander, Writing Constantine
References
Index
