The challenge of Homer school, pagan poets and early Christianity / Karl Olav Sandnes.
| Author/creator | Sandnes, Karl Olav, 1954- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York, NY : T & T Clark, |
| Description | xiv, 320 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Library of New Testament studies ; 400. Early Christianity in context T & T Clark library of biblical studies Library of New Testament studies 400. ^A1137901 Library of New Testament studies. Early Christianity in context. ^A1175923 T & T Clark library of biblical studies. ^A796149 |
| Contents | School and encyclical education in antiquity. Introduction ; School in the Graeco-Roman world ; The pivotal role of Homer ; Knowledge and formation : the insufficiency of encyclical studies ; Philo of Alexandria : a Hellenistic Jew on Greek education ; Summary of part 1 -- The Christian agôn over encyclical studies in the first four centuries CE. Justin Martyr, his student Tatian and two Ps.Justins ; The apostolic tradition : prohibited occupations ; The teaching of the apostles (Didaskalia apostolorum) and the Syriac tradition : 'avoid all the books of the Gentiles' ; Tertullian : learning but not teaching encyclical studies ; Clement and Origen : Christian teachers in Alexandria ; Flavius Claudius Julianus : emperor and apostate : Christian teachers are immoral ; The Cappadocian fathers ; Jerome : an ascetic addicted to Greek learning ; Augustine : liberal studies : a window on the relationship between Greek culture and Christian faith ; Summary of part 2 -- Looking back to the New Testament. The New Testament and encyclical studies ; Conclusion. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-305) and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009502817 |
| ISBN | 9780567426642 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0567426645 (hbk.) |
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